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Heritage and cultural sites
Temples, churches, fortifications, museums, palaces, historic buildings, archaeological and natural heritage, including Malta's three UNESCO World Heritage properties. Opening hours and admission are shown as published by the operator and dated.
Temple · UNESCO World Heritage
Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra Temples
Qrendi · c. 3600–3200 BC
Two megalithic temple complexes on the southern cliffs, part of the UNESCO Megalithic Temples of Malta. Ħaġar Qim is built of globigerina l…
Temple · UNESCO World Heritage
Ġgantija Temples
Xagħra · c. 3600–3200 BC
The oldest of Malta's megalithic temples and among the world's oldest free-standing monuments, on a plateau in Xagħra, Gozo, with an interp…
Archaeological Site · UNESCO World Heritage
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
Paola · c. 4000–2500 BC
An underground prehistoric burial complex carved from rock on three levels. Visitor numbers are strictly limited and advance booking is ess…
Temple · UNESCO World Heritage
Tarxien Temples
Tarxien · c. 3600–2500 BC
A complex of four megalithic structures with the richest carved decoration of any Maltese temple, now under a protective canopy. UNESCO Wor…
Historic Building · UNESCO World Heritage
City of Valletta (World Heritage Site)
Valletta · Founded 1566
The fortified capital built by the Knights of St John after the Great Siege, inscribed as a whole on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980…
Church
St John's Co-Cathedral
Valletta · 1572–1577; baroque interior 17th century
The conventual church of the Knights of St John, with a baroque interior by Mattia Preti, inlaid marble tombstones and Caravaggio's Beheadi…
Palace
Grand Master's Palace
Valletta · 16th century onwards
Seat of the Grand Masters, later the Governor and Parliament, and today the Office of the President; the State Rooms and Palace Armoury are…
Fortification
Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum
Valletta · 1552; Great Siege 1565
The star fort at the tip of the Valletta peninsula that fell after a month-long assault in 1565; now houses the National War Museum coverin…
Fortification
Fort St Angelo
Birgu · Medieval castle; rebuilt 1530s–1690s
The Knights' headquarters during the Great Siege, at the tip of Birgu on the Grand Harbour; restored and open with exhibitions on the fort'…
Historic Building
Mdina and St Paul's Cathedral
Mdina · Medieval city; cathedral 1697–1703
The former capital within its bastions, with the baroque cathedral by Lorenzo Gafà, palazzi and bastion views across the island.
Fortification
The Cittadella, Victoria
Victoria, Gozo · Fortified from the Bronze Age; present walls 17th century
Gozo's fortified citadel above Victoria, with the cathedral, museums, restored bastions and a visitors' centre.
Church
Mosta Rotunda (Basilica of the Assumption)
Mosta · 1833–1860s
A neoclassical church whose dome is among the largest unsupported domes in Europe; a 1942 bomb that pierced the dome without exploding is c…
Museum
National Museum of Archaeology
Valletta · Auberge de Provence, 1571
Prehistoric collection including the Sleeping Lady and Venus of Malta, in the Auberge de Provence on Republic Street.
Museum
MUŻA — National Community Art Museum
Valletta · Auberge d'Italie
The national art collection displayed as community-focused narratives in the Auberge d'Italie.
Palace
Inquisitor's Palace
Birgu · 1530s; Inquisition 1574–1798
One of the few surviving inquisitors' palaces in Europe, with the tribunal room, prison cells and a museum of Maltese ethnography.
Museum
Domvs Romana
Rabat · 1st century BC – 2nd century AD
Remains of a wealthy Roman town house with mosaics, found in 1881 between Mdina and Rabat.
Archaeological Site
St Paul's Catacombs
Rabat · 3rd–8th century AD
The largest complex of underground Roman-era cemeteries in Malta, outside the walls of the ancient city of Melite.
Garden
Upper Barrakka Gardens and Saluting Battery
Valletta · 1661
Public gardens on the bastions above the Grand Harbour; the Saluting Battery fires a noon gun daily.
Garden
San Anton Palace and Gardens
Attard · 1620s
The President's official residence with public botanical gardens.
Natural Heritage
Dingli Cliffs
Dingli · Highest point of Malta (about 250 m)
Sea cliffs along the west coast with walking paths, the Madliena chapel and views to Filfla; Bronze Age cart ruts at Clapham Junction nearb…
Historic Building
Ta' Kola Windmill
Xagħra · 1725
One of the few surviving windmills from the Knights' period, with the original milling mechanism and a miller's house museum.
Fortification
St Agatha's Tower (Red Tower)
Mellieħa · 1649
A red-painted coastal watchtower on Marfa Ridge overlooking Għadira Bay, Comino and Gozo.
Natural Heritage
Blue Grotto
Qrendi / Wied iż-Żurrieq · Sea caves
A series of sea caves on the south coast visited by small boats from Wied iż-Żurrieq, with a viewpoint on the road above.
