Down deep in Valletta lies a neighbourhood that was originally intended as a small sheltered harbour for the Order's galleys. When the rocks there proved to be unsuitable for construction, the pen project was abandoned, and houses began to be built just ten years after the Great Siege.
By focusing on housing as many people as possible (unlike the lavish palaces that were being built just up the road), the area very quickly turned into a slum area. By the early 20th century, the neighbourhood housed over 2,500 people in an area of just around four streets, becoming the place with the worst sanitary conditions on the entire Maltese Islands.
The extremely poor and crowded conditions that these people lived in lead to constant reports of heated arguments and physical violence, and there was a time where that stigma lead to no one venturing into the Mandraggio, other than sanitary inspectors, priests, and the police. The slums were eventually demolished but you can't help but stop and think about what lies beneath it all.
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The ghost of Malta
Horrorthis book is made from my other book. but i dont know why but the other account is blocked. so i decided to make another one, with more stories. Hope you like it. Comments and likes i will appreciate 😘