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Western Region

Mdina, the silent city, and Rabat's catacombs on Malta's high ground.

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📷 Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the west of Malta, the old capital Mdina stands on a ridge behind its walls, and below it Rabat hides early Christian catacombs.

Museos en Western Region

Echa un vistazo y paga tu entrada directamente al museo.

La historia de Western Region

Mdina was Malta's capital long before Valletta. Walk through the Main Gate into narrow streets of palaces, so quiet that it is called the silent city; the cathedral and its museum keep paintings and silver from the knights' time. Just outside the walls, Rabat has the Domvs Romana, a Roman town house with fine mosaic floors, and St Paul's and St Agatha's catacombs, where early Christians buried their dead under the town. Saint Paul, shipwrecked on Malta, is said to have lived in a grotto here. In late June the Mnarja festival fills Buskett woods with rabbit stew, bread and folk singing. Further south, the Dingli Cliffs drop straight into the sea – the highest point of the island.

  • 60 ADSaint Paul is shipwrecked on Malta, according to the Acts of the Apostles
  • 4,000years of people living on the Mdina ridge
  • 253 mDingli Cliffs, the highest point of Malta

Western Region a través del tiempo

Los grandes momentos, y dónde verlos hoy.

  1. 1st centuryWealthy Romans build a town house with mosaic floors outside Mdina.Míralo: Domvs Romana
  2. 3rd to 5th centuryChristians bury their dead in long catacombs under Rabat.Míralo: St Paul's Catacombs
  3. 1693An earthquake destroys the old cathedral of Mdina; a new one is built in baroque style.Míralo: Mdina Cathedral Museum →

Qué hacer en Western Region

  1. 01

    Domvs Romana

    Roman mosaics and marble portraits in a Roman house.

    Rabat1 hour
  2. 02

    St Paul's Catacombs

    Underground burial halls with round tables cut for funeral meals.

    Rabat1 hour
  3. 03

    Mdina Cathedral Museum →

    Paintings, silver and Dürer prints in the old seminary.

    Mdina1 hour
  4. 04

    National Museum of Natural History →

    Rocks, fossils and birds of Malta in a palace at the Mdina gate.

    Mdina1 hour
Cómo llegar

Cómo llegar a Western Region

Del aeropuerto al centro en transporte público, y luego los trenes y las líneas locales hasta los museos.

Llegar en avión

MLA
Malta InternationalValletta · Birgu · Mdina · Rabat

Moverse por Western Region

Las líneas y los horarios cambian. Consulta la web del operador antes de viajar.

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Historia oculta

The silent city's lanterns

At night, Mdina is lit by lanterns and nearly empty – fewer than 300 people live inside the walls.

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Mdina was the town of the Maltese nobles. When the knights made Valletta their capital, many families stayed in their palaces on the hill, and the town grew quieter and quieter. Today only a few hundred people live inside the walls and cars are mostly kept out. Come after dark, when the day visitors have gone: the lanterns shine on the honey-coloured stone and you can hear your own steps.