The Azure Window

Fungus Rock

Dwejra is a tiny harbour, home to the Azure Window. It was a beautiful day yesterday as we marvelled at this sight.. It is also the home of Fungus Rock. It gets it's name from the very rare plant growing on it. During the time of the Knights of Malta, this plant was believed to have wonderful healing powers. Any one not a Knight caught on the Rock was sentanced to three years in the galleys. Apparently, modern tests have shown the plant to have no medicinal value but as cynomorium coccineum is very rare, the island is still off limits. Maybe the sentance still holds as well.