Limestone Heritage

Stone is one of Malta’s most valuable resources. The Limestone Heritage Tour gives an insight into Malta’s fascinating history. After the in-house movie and walkthrough experience, you get the opportunity to carve your own piece of limestone and really live the history!

The Park & Gardens together with its menagerie of animals is a great place to spend the afternoon with family and friends.

Fun and learning for all the family!

ACTIVITIES

1) Tour of Limestone Heritage - Duration 40 minutes

Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00am till 4.00pm

Saturday 9.00am till 12.00pm

Last entrance 30 minutes before closing time

• Audio visual Presentation
• Audio guided Walk through • Live stone work demonstrations
• Museum Hall • Geology Section
• 400 B.C. Punic tomb
• Citrus Gardens
• Animal Park

2) Olive Tasting - Duration 45 minutes

• Explanation about the Maltese Olive Tree and its history
• Clients are shown different types of Olives
• Explanation on how it is pressed for Olive Oil
• Tasting of different types of Olive
• Tasting of Olive oil with Maltese Bread
• Clients can buy and fill their own olive oil bottle

3) Limoncello Making - Duration 45 minutes – ADULTS ONLY

The Limestone Heritage, Park and Gardens is actually a quarry transformed into one of the leading venues in Malta. One of our venues is actually a citrus gardens with lots of orange and lemon trees. The quarry walls provide the best sheltered environment for the citrus trees while our lawns create the perfect ambience for lunching. Guests visiting our garden will be given a detailed demonstration and can also participate in the making of home-made Limon cello. Fresh lemons are picked from our trees and the zest is peeled off. The peel is then put into jars and topped with alcohol. It will be set to rest for two weeks. At the park nothing is wasted; we used the peeled lemons to take the juice to make fresh lemonade and/or if requested lemon sorbet. Chilled Limon cello shots, freshly squeezed lemonade will be served during this activity. This activity contains alcohol.

5) Stone Carving and Sculpturing – No Minimum Number

You'll be welcomed into our specialized carving studio and taught to work with Malta's soft, yellow stone. Limestone is ideal for carving into attractive stone sculptures, and we have all the facilities to encourage both established artists and amateurs to start chiselling.

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