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Mdina is a really small town and in fact you can walk through all of its main- and side-streets within 30 minutes are even less. Of course its best when you bing some more time than that, because there is a lot to see that you would miss, when you just rush through.
Door-knockers are great and very special all over Malta and also here in Mdina. Add 1-2 hours for the great museums and the cathedral and also leave some time for Rabat, that is the new part of Mdina.
Updated Dec 19, 2010
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Mdina was built on top of the highest hill of the island of Malta and that hill is also in the very centre of the island, so this was the perfect place to build Malta's old capital and in the north of Mdina you will also get to a place, from where you can see almost any place on Malta like in my pictures.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
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Dont miss to take a look at the interior of the church of the Carmelite monastery, it has lots of wonderful and ornate decorations and you will get to this church at the end of the selfguided tour through the Carmelite monastery.
The french troops stole the silver of this church in 1798 and when they returned some time later in order to steal some precious damask hangings, some local people locked the doors and rang the bells, and this was the beginning of the revolution against the tyranny of the French troops.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
Website: http://www.carmelitepriorymuseum.com/~carmel/en/the-church.htm
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The walled city of MdinaMdina once used to be the ancient capital of Malta and nowadays it is the old part of Rabat. Mdina is still surrounded by the old fortification-walls and a wide moat at one side and the steep cliffs at the other side. There are only a few gates to enter Mdina, Mdina-gate is the most popular one and the one that most tourists are walking through in order to explore Mdina.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
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This is now one of the highlights of the selfguided tour through the Carmelite-monastery: The kitchen with a giant stove and many long-forgotten kitchen-utensils of former times. In my 3rd photo : a monk's cell and finally one of the many rooms with ornate decorations.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
Website: http://www.carmelitepriorymuseum.com
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The Carmelite Church was built in Baroque style and it dates back to 1675. When you are walking through the narrow streets of Mdina this church does not look very special from outside, but it is really worth to pay the small entrancefee in order to see its great interior. There is no way to visit this church without paying the entrancefee, the entrance is through the monastery.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
Website: http://www.carmelitepriorymuseum.com/
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St.Agatha chapel is just a tiny church and mostly it is just possible to take a look into it through a fence. Dont confuse this place with the much more famous St.Agatha catacombs, that you will find in a distance of maybe 1000 meters from here, in Rabat.
Updated Dec 17, 2010
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Casa Gourgion is the name of this very special and beautifully decorated building on Misrah San Pawl / St. Paul's Square, the next building to St. Pauls Cathedral. It was built in a fancy style that reminds me a bit of Neo-Gothic and spanish Art Nouveau-style.
Dont miss to take a closer look at the gargoyles in my 3rd and 4th picture !
Updated Dec 11, 2010
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St. Paul's Cathedral has a wonderful floor made of stones of different colors that are set togeather as great decorations and "paintings made of stone"
Such a type of floor is something you will see in many churches in Malta.
St. Paul's Cathedral dates back to the year 1697
Updated Dec 11, 2010
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Inside St. Paul's Cathedral
It was quite unusual for me in the first moment to learn that they charge you for entering this church but first of all, the entrancefee was just 2,50 euros and included also the entrancefee to the museum, AND the interior of this church was really worth seeing !
Updated Dec 11, 2010
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5 Reviews and 81 Opinions I did not stay in this hotel, but I passed by it, when walking through the old town of Mdina. b.t.w....
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Inside St. Paul's Cathedral It was quite unusual for me in the first moment to learn that they charge you for entering this church but first of all, the...
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A: Mdina is the most romantic of all. The fortress is always silent and gives one a very special feeling. Rabata and Mosta are not so majestic. As for size, all are huge
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Mdina was the original capital of Malta until the knights arrived and chose Vittoriosa and then Valletta. It's known as "The Silent City" most probably because it is largely traffic free - it's...
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Mdina - The silent city of Malta
We visited Mdina, the old capital of Malta, during a day trip from Valletta, which was our home base on the island for one week in November 2010. On this day trip we also explored the steep cliffs...
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The Old Capital of Malta is a typycal Medieval town, situated approximatly in the centre of the island. The Silent City as it is known, commands a magnificent view of Malta.
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