Itineraries
Itineraries for Mdina are on the way.
Where to stay
Mdina for a quiet walled-city base; Rabat just outside the walls for buses and the catacombs; Dingli for clifftop views.
The areas: Mdina, Rabat, Dingli.
Where to stay in Mdina: areas and adviceHotels in MdinaPlaces to see
All things to do in MaltaViewpointDingli CliffsClifftop viewpoints on Malta's western edge, with views toward the uninhabited islet of Filfla.Entry: Free to visit
RuinsDomus RomanaRoman house in Rabat with Hellenistic mosaic pavements from the first quarter of the first century BC.Entry: Buy at the door or online
NeighborhoodMdinaWalled medieval city known as the silent city, with narrow streets lined with noble palaces.Entry: Free to visit
ChurchMosta DomeParish church of St Mary with the fourth largest dome in the world, pierced by an unexploded bomb in 1942.Entry: Check the visiting hours
MuseumNational Museum of Natural HistoryNatural history museum inside Mdina, run by Heritage Malta, with an entrance on Triq Inguanez.Entry: Buy at the door or online
RuinsSt Paul's CatacombsRoman underground cemeteries outside Mdina, used until the 4th century AD, Malta's earliest Christian evidence.Entry: Buy at the door or online
ChurchSt Paul's Cathedral, MdinaLate 17th-century cathedral by Lorenzo Gafà in St Paul's Square, the architectural crown of Mdina.Entry: Check the visiting hours
MarketTa' Qali Crafts VillageCrafts village on a former RAF wartime airfield where local craftspeople sell their work.Entry: Free to visit