Malta Map of Malta
6th May 2015 All photos by Hetty
Mdina was the capital of Malta, until Valletta was built in the 16th century. It is an ancient, fortified, walled town, perched on a rocky promontory in the centre of the island, with narrow streets and no traffic, only residents cars. The architecture is Norman and Baroque.
City walls and moat
Main gateway, 1724
You can see the sea on both sides of the island from the ramparts
Mosta Dome
The Cathedral of St Paul was rebuilt about 1700, after an earthquake. It has two clocks – one for time and one for date
The cathedral museum has a lovely collection of silver items
The cathedral is highly decorated
and has a floor of marble gravestones
St Paul outside St Paul’s Church at Rabat, the adjoining town
Mdina, taken from the car on our way to the airport
