Mdina
Mdina, also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia and Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Western Region of Malta which was the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.
Mdina, also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia and Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Western Region of Malta which was the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city has not spread beyond its ancient walls, and had a population of 242 as of July 2024. This included 120 males and 122 females; 166 Maltese nationals and 76 foreign nationals.
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Worth seeing in and around Mdina
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Malta
The University of Malta is a public research university in the towns of Msida and Valletta, Malta. It serves as Malta's flagship and national university.
7.5 km · university in Malta · Wikipedia - 02St. John's Co-Cathedral
St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St.
10 km · cathedral in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 03Mnajdra
Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex.
7.2 km · megalithic temple complex in Malta · Wikipedia - 04Ta' Qali National Stadium
The National Stadium, locally also referred to as Ta' Qali, officially known as Grawnd Nazzjonali, is a stadium located in Ta' Qali, Malta. The stadium, which also contains the headquarters of the Malta Football Association, seats 16,997 people and is, by far, the largest stadium in the country.
1.5 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 05Siege of Malta
The Siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre. From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of the Kingdom of Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy.
4.2 km · 1942 military campaign in the Mediterranean Theatre of the Second World War · Wikipedia - 06Ħaġar Qim
Ħaġar Qim is a megalithic temple complex found on the Mediterranean island of Malta, dating from the Ġgantija phase. The Megalithic Temples of Malta are among the most ancient religious sites on Earth, described by the World Heritage Sites committee as "unique architectural masterpieces." In 1992 UNESCO recognized Ħaġar Qim and four other Maltese megalithic structures as World Heritage Sites.
7.4 km · megalithic temple complex · Wikipedia - 07St. Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
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.
100 m · cathedral in Mdina, Malta · Wikipedia - 08Ta' Ħaġrat
The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites.
4.8 km · UNESCO World Heritage Site · Wikipedia - 09Our Lady of Victory Church
The Our Lady of Victory Church, formerly known as the Saint Anthony the Abbot Church, was the first church and building completed in Valletta, Malta. In 1566, following the Great Siege of Malta, Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette and his Order showed interest to build a church in the name of the Nativity of the Virgin as a form of thanksgiving; the construction was funded by de Valette.
9.8 km · church in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 10Rotunda of Mosta
The Sanctuary Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, commonly known as the Rotunda of Mosta or the Mosta Dome, is a Roman Catholic parish church and basilica in Mosta, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was built between 1833 and the 1860s to neoclassical designs of Giorgio Grognet de Vassé, on the site of an earlier Renaissance church which had been built around 1614 to designs of Tommaso Dingli.
3.4 km · church in Mosta, Malta · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01St Paul's Cathedral
Admission to the cathedral and the museum is included in a single ticket.
- 02Cathedral
Admission to the cathedral and the museum is included in a single ticket.
- 03National Museum of Natural History
The museum is housed in an 18th-century palace, designed in Parisian Baroque style.
- 04Medieval
- 05St Peter's Monastery Museum
- 06The Knights of Malta
Located within the Mdina battlements, this cultural attraction presents the origins and history of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St.
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Things to do
Walk around and take random turns in the maze-like alleys; the place is so small that getting lost won't have you wandering for more than 2 minutes.
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Where to eat
- 01Bacchus
Located in Roman vaults under the front of the city walls.
- 02Ciappetti
Triq L Imhazen,.
- 03Coogi’s Pizzeria @ Palazzo Costanzo
29, Triq Villegaignon, coogis.pizzeria@gmail.com.
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Getting to Mdina
- Airports
- Malta (MLA), 9 km · Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA), 185 km · Falcone–Borsellino (PMO), 280 km
- Stations
- Malta International Airport, 7.4 km · Ħamrun, 7.8 km · Grand Harbour, 9.9 km · Marsamxett Harbour, 9.6 km
- Catania → Mdina188 km · quickest by road, 4h 40m · €23–32
- Palermo → Mdina265 km · quickest by road, 7h 13m · €35–49
- Tripoli → Mdina352 km · quickest by air, 5h 8m · $200–300
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mdina
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mdina. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFerries sail from Sicily to Valletta and frequently from Gozo to Cirkewwa on the north tip of Malta island.
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