Life within the Qrendi confines has been recorded as far back as the early or later Pleistocene times (circa 2.588 million to 11.700 years ago) as testified by fossilised bones of dwarf elephants, hippopotami, bears, stags, foxes and giant dormouse, excavated from the “bones caves” in 1858, from the nearby hard coralline limestone quarries.
Neolithic ruins at Hagar Qim, Mnajdra and Misrah is-Sinjura complement Malta’s largest free-standing temples. Phoenician and Palo Christian rock tombs and catacombs are also located in Qrendi.
Neolithic Temples at Hagar Qim and the Mnajdra, the Blue Grotto sea caves and grottos, the Wied iz-Zurrieq coastal harbour, the Octagonal Tower, the Grandmaster De Redin and Lascaris Coastal Towers, The Qrendi Parish Church, The Madonna tal-Hniena Sanctuary, wayside chapels, palaces attributed to the Knights of Malta, and the Gnien tal-Kmand gardens are all worthy attractions located in Qrendi.
The confirmation of Qrendi as an independent Parish on 19 February 1618, is celebrated on the first Sunday following the 19th.
The celebration of the village feasts of Santa Maria is on 15 August, Our Lady of Lourdes - on the first Sunday in July. Also celebrated is the the Potato and Agrarian Festival on the last Sunday in May.
The religious feasts of the ascension into heaven of the Blessed Virgin known locally as Santa Marija, and the feasts celebrating the visitation of our Lady of Lourdes are definitely not to the missed.
More about the history of Qrendi can be discovered through the Tourism section.