The Mnajdra Temples are a complex made up of three temples adjacently joined to another one but not connected. They are located close to Hagar Qim Temples. Each one of the temples has a separate entrance and consists of a number of altars and oracles which were used by the worshipers to communicate with the gods. Today the temples are covered with a huge cover to protect them from the elements. It has been suggested that the temples might have represented the head, arms and legs of a deity, since one of the commonest kinds of statue found in these temples is a 'fat' woman (Venus of Malta from Hagar Qim), a symbol of fertility.

Many tourists from all over the world come to Malta to visit the prehistoric temples and their extraordinary statues and statuettes. In 2012 more than 1.45 million inbound visitors landed in Malta. Taking into consideration the smallness of the islands, this large number of tourists creates pressures on the cultural heritage sites and museums. Tourism Policy Malta has set as its objective to have what has been termed a ‘better-quality tourist’. In this way it is hoped tourism creates the least possible damage to the built and natural environments.