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Pro
Unmissable Dome
Con
In a busy street so unable to blot out modern day vehicles in photo's
In a nutshell
Round Church and lots of history
Diana75 Says: As Mosta, at the beginning only a small village of farmers, developed rapidly in late 18th century, its inhabitants felt the need of a bigger church.The famous Rotunda was made on a site of the much smaller church built in 1614. The new church was supposed to be built around...
a cannon is watching over the Rotunda-square
globetrott Says: In front of the Rotunda you will see a cannon and many roads from all directions will lead you directely to the roundabout in front of the Rotunda-church. The hop-on, hop-off-bus and a lot of other regular buslines will take you there as well.When going to Mosta, remember...
There are 2 clocks at the Rotunda
globetrott Says: There are 2 clocks at the Rotunda,right under the small towers and while the one on the right is an ordinary clock showing the time, the other one on the left is showing the date. On other churches in Malta you will see 2 clocks and both of them are showing the time, once...
Dont miss the aviation-museum in Ta'Qali
globetrott Says: Dont miss the aviation-museum in Ta'Qaliit is just about 2km from Mosta ! and the former airport of Ta'Quali was also the reason to throw bombs in Mosta in WW II.The hop-on bus goes there before they take you to Mosta and Rabat,but there will be a public bus there as well...
globetrott Says: It is always great for me to see these great balconies in Malta, and in Mosta you will also see a lot of them, and when you are lucky the sun will shine on them like in my photos here. Mosta is about 9km from Valetta and it has more than 19.000 inhabitants nowadays. When it...
No.4 in the world's ranking of largest cuppolas
globetrott Says: This church in quite a small town of Malta is ranking on place No.4 in the list of largest cuppolas in the world after the Hagia Sofia, St.Peters in Rome and a church in Brasil. The church is also quite big compared to the average buildings of Mosta and so you will see it...
globetrott Says: The interior of the Rotunda is worth seeing as well, I especially loved the angels that you will find under the large paintings on the walls, like shown here in my main photograph ! The pulpit is also worth seeing because it is standing on the floor instead of beeing fixed...
The Bomb Miracle of April 9, 1942
globetrott Says: The Bomb Miracle of April 9, 1942 happened in Mosta when 3 bombs were thrown down from german airplanes, and the first 2 bombs could not destroy the cuppola, but simply bounced off and the 3rd bomb pierced the dome, it fell on the floor of the Rotunda, BUT did not explode....
Elly01 Says: This reatuarant is really nice. Its more like a sports place where you can see football as they have a big screen. The food is delicious and ambiance is very casual with a small garden to smoke and be served too. Spare ribs are delicious
To Mosta by the Hop-on & off-bus
globetrott Says: To Mosta by the Hop-on & off-busis one of the possibilities to go there. Buses are leaving each 30 min from Sliema and for the full day you pay 15 euros. I took the very first bus, spent some time in the park of the president, 1 hour in the Aviation-museum,30 min in Mostar...
globetrott Says: Malta has an excellent bus-service, although their buses are mostly totally outdated. From Valetta you can take the buses No. 43, 44, 45, 47,49,50,52,56,58 or 59from Sliema bus No.65 and No. 86 from Bugibba .The bustickets are very cheap, mostly its just 47 cents one way,...
Diana75 Says: Built by the Exalco Group, as a new concept in shopping experience, the Cornerstone Complex in Mosta is housing both shops and offices.Here can be found the top local retailers all under one roof, with new collections of clothes, handbags from famous international names...
Diana75 Says: The store is located close to the Rotunda, at the end of a straight street bringing to the back of the church, in a square where the buses are usually stopping, near the Cornerstone Complex.Among the things to be bought here are books, maps, souvenirs, toys, stationery,...
globetrott Says: Electricity in Malta has 220 Volt, but the plug might be different from the one that you use in your homecountry and so it will be the best to take an adaptor-plug with you, because even the big hotels obviously dont have a single plug in the rooms for the ordinary plugs of...
tophat30 Says: Devotional Life size statues, showing scenes from the Passion of Christ, are carried through Mosta streets. Of remarkable artistic value, is the statue called – Il-Monument. A baroque hearse bearing the Dead Christ, with its intricate gilded wood sculptures. This is a unique...
Forget about the Minibus-tours for 6,50 euros
globetrott Says: From Valetta,Sliema and other places in Malta you can book a halfdaytour in a minibus to Rabat, Mdina and Mosta for 6,50 euros p.p. This tour is called Mdina Historical and it is done by sunscopetravel. In principle that is just a transfer to these places with a tiny bit of...
The cathedral is closed from noon till 03.00pm
globetrott Says: The cathedral is closed from every day from noon till 03.00pm so it really does not make a lot of sense to get out of the Hop-on, Hop-off-bus in Mosta during that time, nor does it make sense to take an ordinary bus to Mosta from anyhere in Malta, because there is not really...
Diana75 Says: Beside the memorial remembering the bomb that pierced the Rotunda dome during the WW II, in the sacristy is also displayed an interesting collection of old religious and decoration objects: crosses, clocks, paintings and delicately decorated priest clothes.In the sacristy is...
Diana75 Says: Two huge statues of the Virgin Mary are placed in two closed niches on the sides of the entrance door.These two richly decorated statues are used every year during the public manifestations in the occasion of Assumption of Our Lady feast on August 15.
ginte Says: Mosta church was much smaller in the past than it is now. Mosta village was very small with a few farmers. But as the village developed, people needed a bigger church. Because destroying the former church and building a new one would took a lot of time, people decided to...
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The small town of Mosta boasts one of the most famous attractions of Malta. The Rotunda of St Marija Assunta has the third largest unsupported dome in the world with a diameter of 40 meters. The...
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19.000 inhabitants & a giant cuppola
I've got some interesting experiences in Mosta. I'd love to share with you the 14 tips I've written, the 62 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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The village of Mosta is quite busy in terms of business and traffic. Thanks to the Mosta Dome which is worldwide famous we get a significant ammount of tourists everyday. The Main Street opposite the...
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Good Friday procession in Mosta
I was on holiday in Malta during the Holy Week. Malta is a very religious country. Good Friday is one of the most important religious holidays. So, on Good Friday, it is like life in Malta stands...
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You can't miss this church in Mlata - its huge dome dominates the views . It miraculously survived a bomb attack too.
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