The trip, in order
Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.
Fortified city and cathedral
Mdina
- 1
Mdina Gate
Mdina Gate provides a focused way to understand the ceremonial entrance and Baroque remodelling of Malta’s old fortified capital. The gate creates a clear transition from the outer ditch into Mdina’s quiet street network, and its sculpted façade gives a concise introduction to the city’s eighteenth-century rebuilding. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 30 minutes suggested
- Price
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- 2
St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina provides a focused way to understand the ecclesiastical history of Mdina and Maltese Baroque architecture. The cathedral’s dome, façade and richly furnished interior anchor the city’s main square, while its artworks and monuments reflect the long-standing role of Mdina as a religious centre. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 60 minutes suggested
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- 3
Palazzo Falson
Palazzo Falson provides a focused way to understand the scale and atmosphere of a historic Mdina residence rather than a state building. Rooms filled with furniture, paintings, silver, books and other collections show how layers of domestic use accumulated within one of the city’s old palazzi. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 75 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
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Roman, early Christian and later architecture
Rabat and central Malta
- 1
St Paul's Catacombs
St Paul's Catacombs provides a focused way to understand late Roman burial practice and the growth of early Christian communities on Malta. A network of rock-cut hypogea, corridors and burial chambers preserves different tomb forms and ritual spaces on a scale that makes the archaeology of ancient Melite unusually legible. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 75 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
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- 2
Domvs Romana
Domvs Romana provides a focused way to understand the domestic culture of Roman Malta through an excavated townhouse and its mosaics. The museum preserves floor decoration, sculpture and household material beside the remains of a Roman residence, offering a more intimate counterpart to Malta’s monumental prehistoric archaeology. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 60 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
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- 3
Rotunda of Mosta
Rotunda of Mosta provides a focused way to understand nineteenth-century Maltese church architecture on a monumental scale. The vast circular interior and dome dominate both the town and the visitor experience, while the church’s wartime history adds a twentieth-century layer to a building conceived in the classical tradition. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 60 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
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- 4
Palazzo Parisio
Palazzo Parisio provides a focused way to understand the decorative ambitions of a Maltese aristocratic residence at the turn of the twentieth century. Highly finished reception rooms, painted ceilings, gilding and a formal garden reveal a domestic world distinct from the austere fortifications and archaeological sites that dominate many Malta itineraries. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 60 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current admission information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.