Mdina Cathedral

We toured the island with friends of Gerald and Marlene, we saw several sites, Mdina and Mosta as well as the islands cliffs. Lunch was on a wonderful restaurant's rooftop …

We had a picturesque drive through the city starting off by passing the Valletta fortifications via Fort St Elmo to the quaint fishing village of Marsaxlokk, where we saw the local fishermen at work. We also saw the colourful Maltese fishing boats known as the 'luzzu'. At the village of Mosta, we saw the exterior of the Mosta Dome, a magnificent …

... we decided to join them. This time, we pulled out the camera, snapped a few shots, but it wasn't as impressive as Valletta's cathedral, and we were unable to see a disarmed bomb that went through the ceiling during WW2. We listened to them sing a hymn ...

... , the fact a lot of the streets are too narrow for vehicles also provides a physical restriction. St Paul's cathedral stands as the jewel in the crown of Mdina and it was a beautiful church indeed, there was also a church museum and along with the walk ...

... that is there, coming across courtyards and various buildings of interest, before looking round the museum and St Pauls Cathedral. While we were walking around earlier we noticed a small opening that looked through into a courtyard with seating and ...

... city, and patting some of the friendly felines who'd come in search of a second breakfast. I made sure I went past St Paul's Cathedral on my way out, by which time a wedding was just beginning to get underway. As beautiful as the setting was, with the ...

... city on a hill with a surrounding ditch, a large gate, and extremely narrow streets. The spectacular St Paul's Cathedral is the centrepiece. The saying is in Mdina that one can only see as far as one can shoot an arrow. We had a nice stroll around the ...

... of Mdina and Rabat by night pointing out the significant buildings like St. Paul's Cathedral in Rabat and The Metropolitan Cathedral of Malta in Mdina.  We were awed by several of the aristocratic mansions in the Mdina which sit on half a block, ...

... old city walls in the morning. The city is inland and raised so the first thing we noticed were the amazing views across Malta and out to see. Mdina is known as the quiet city and here in February it certainly lived up too its name - so quiet that you ...

... at the port of Valletta and then shortly after lunch we were off for the afternoon with an absolutely wonderful Tour Guide visiting the Cathedral of St. Paul and then the Cathedral of St. John.  Now you may be wondering why we stopped in ...

... the town and it is looking really good. The is a lot of attractions that you have to pay individually for. We chose the cathedral and museum package which was worth it. The views from the town on a clear day must be really good but unfortunately we ...

... cozy shops where you can see the old women spinning decorative table clothes. We walk through the streets and visit St Paul's Cathedral. Maltese seem to be obsessed with coloured light bulbs, they're put them EVERYWHERE: at the balconies' grilles, ...