Guidebook for Ir-Rabat
Food Scene
Typical Maltese shop serving Coffee and Teas (Maltese Style)
Pastizzi (a local savory snack) is a must! Taste one of each peas cakes and ricotta! Also serving Typical Maltese Qassatat. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of this particular place!
11 locals recommend
Serkin Crystal Palace Bar
Typical Maltese shop serving Coffee and Teas (Maltese Style)
Pastizzi (a local savory snack) is a must! Taste one of each peas cakes and ricotta! Also serving Typical Maltese Qassatat. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of this particular place!
Ta' Doni
Triq San PawlServing typical Maltese Platters and Ftiras!
Adelina ristorante
Telgha Tas-SaqqajjaItalian restaurant with Good Food Great Pasta!
Toffee & Co
Triq Santu WistinGood Maltese Platter and lovely Cakes! On a lovely day sit outside!
Il-Baxa Café and Snack Bar
41 Triq il-KbiraFtajar, salads, Platters and Much more!
Da Luigi Restaurant
Good Food!
Grotto Tavern
Sightseeing
Don't miss the baker right next door. Get yourself some Maltese bread of ftira, also has good cakes and doughnuts!
7 locals recommend
Parish Church of St Paul & Grotto Of St Paul
64 Triq Ir-RebhaDon't miss the baker right next door. Get yourself some Maltese bread of ftira, also has good cakes and doughnuts!
St.Paul’s Catacombs are a typical complex of interconnected, underground Roman cemeteries that were in use up to the 4th century AD. They are located on the outskirts of the old Roman capital Melite (today’s Mdina), since Roman law prohibited burials within the city. St Paul’s Catacombs represent the earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta.
Reasons to Visit
1. The largest late Roman underground cemetery in Malta.
2. The earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta.
3. A spiritual hub serving as a burial ground from Punic and Roman times.
4. Various tomb types showing the work that was required to dig such a cemetery.
81 locals recommend
St Paul’s Catacombs
Hal-BajjadaSt.Paul’s Catacombs are a typical complex of interconnected, underground Roman cemeteries that were in use up to the 4th century AD. They are located on the outskirts of the old Roman capital Melite (today’s Mdina), since Roman law prohibited burials within the city. St Paul’s Catacombs represent the earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta.
Reasons to Visit
1. The largest late Roman underground cemetery in Malta.
2. The earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta.
3. A spiritual hub serving as a burial ground from Punic and Roman times.
4. Various tomb types showing the work that was required to dig such a cemetery.
The underground chapel of St. Agatha (The Ctypt) has unique frescoes, that were painted in 1200. Other 29 frescoes were painted in 1480. The main altar of the Crypt was built over another rock altar in 1666.
The catacombs are underground cemeteries to the 2nd and 3rd century AD! Here you can see the different types of graves, some time with the real skeletons. In the catacombs, you can see also two graves with frescoes that date back to the 4th century AD. And there is the earliest rock-cut church in Malta. This is chapel with the freeze all around, with pillars and capital
11 locals recommend
St. Agatha's Historical Complex and Catacombs
Hal-BajjadaThe underground chapel of St. Agatha (The Ctypt) has unique frescoes, that were painted in 1200. Other 29 frescoes were painted in 1480. The main altar of the Crypt was built over another rock altar in 1666.
The catacombs are underground cemeteries to the 2nd and 3rd century AD! Here you can see the different types of graves, some time with the real skeletons. In the catacombs, you can see also two graves with frescoes that date back to the 4th century AD. And there is the earliest rock-cut church in Malta. This is chapel with the freeze all around, with pillars and capital
Domvs Romana
GheriexemMdina Cathedral
2 Triq San PawlView the Mdina experience to gain insight about the History of Malta and Mdina
8 locals recommend
The Mdina Experience
7 Triq MesquitaView the Mdina experience to gain insight about the History of Malta and Mdina
Melita Trains
Train that takes you up to the Military Town of Mtarfa. Fun with Kids!
Parks & Nature
il-Foss, Mdina Ditch Gardens
Getting Around
Mdina station
Is-SaqqajjaFrequent buses