Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Mdina, Malta
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1.5 km
52 m
Explore Mdina in Malta with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Activities in MdinaIndividual Sights in MdinaSight 1: Knisja ta’ Santu Rokku
The Chapel of St. Roque, also known as the Chapel of Our Lady of Light, is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Mdina, Malta.
Sight 2: Palazzo Santa Sofia
Palazzo Santa Sofia is a palace in Mdina, Malta, located in Villegaignon Street, across the square from the cathedral. Its ground floor was built in 1233, and it is believed to be the oldest surviving building in the city. The upper floor is of a much later construction, being built in the 20th century.
Sight 3: Katidral ta’ San Pawl
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St. Paul the Apostle. The cathedral was founded in the 12th century, and according to tradition it stands on the site of where Roman governor Publius met St. Paul following his shipwreck on Malta. The original cathedral was severely damaged in the 1693 Sicily earthquake, so it was dismantled and rebuilt in the Baroque style to a design of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà between 1696 and 1705. The cathedral is regarded as Gafà's masterpiece.
Sight 4: National Museum of Natural History
The National Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum in the mediaeval walled city of Mdina, Malta. It is housed in Palazzo Vilhena, a French Baroque palace rebuilt in 1726 by Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena to designs of Charles François de Mondion. The museum opened to the public in 1973, and is run by Heritage Malta.
Sight 5: Church of St Agatha
The Chapel of St Agatha is a small Roman Catholic church located in the medieval city of Mdina, Malta.
Sight 6: Mdina
Mdina, also known by its Italian-language titles Città Vecchia and Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls, and has a population of 250, but it is contiguous with the town of Rabat, which takes its name from the Arabic word for suburb, and has a population of over 11,000.
Sight 7: Knisja ta’ San Nikola
The Chapel of St Nicholas is a small disused Roman Catholic church located in the historic and medieval town of Mdina, Malta.
Sight 8: Domus Romana
The Domus Romana, stylized as the Domvs Romana, is a ruined Roman-era house located on the boundary between Mdina and Rabat, Malta. It was built in the 1st century BC as an aristocratic town house (domus) within the Roman city of Melite. In the 11th century, a Muslim cemetery was established on the remains of the domus.
Sight 9: Collegiate Church of St Paul
The Basilica of St Paul is a Roman Catholic Parish church located in Rabat, Malta.
Sight 10: Katakombi ta' San Pawl
St. Paul's Catacombs are some of the most prominent features of Malta's early Christianity archeology. The archeological clearing of the site has revealed an extensive system of underground galleries and tombs dating from the third to the eighth centuries CE.
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