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The catacombs of St. Paul and St. Agatha are an interesting place to visit in Rabat. The catacombs were used in Roman times to bury the dead and later by the early Christians as a secret meeting place and holding their mass. The catacombs were named after St. Paul (probably before he became a saint) was shipwrecked in Malta in 60 C.E. and stayed on the island for three months, either for a vacation or because it took him that long to find another ship. I don't know who Agatha was, my guess is that she might have been Paul's girl-friend whom he met during his 3-month vacation in Malta. Although all this might be pure speculation.
If you're into underground activities like me, you'll enjoy the mysterious atmosphere of the catacombs and their history as well.
Updated Jan 23, 2012
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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 Europe.
Charging your batteries etc. will only be possible when you have the right adaptor like in my photo
Written Dec 2, 2010
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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...
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Q: Some of the tips said you need to have a guided tour in here, and there is limited number of people allowed there. Did I...
A: I've been there without a guide. There weren't many people when I was there (in September), so that wasn't a problem either. But this was in 1991, things may have...
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A Roman Villa & some great catacombes
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Rabat is a Small town just outside Mdina. The name of the village is derived from the Arabic word for 'suburb', as it was the suburb of the old capital Mdina. Half of the present day town would also...
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Rabat - A village with loads of mystery & cultural
Rabat is a very old village which consists of loads of cultural thus making it very interesting and attractive. Many tourists every year visit Rabat on account of this. Rabat is situated on a high...
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Rabat is the suburbs of Mdina, Malta's original capital, but today is bigger than its neighbour and as such deserves exploring too. Rabat's claim to fame is of the origins of Maltese Christianity. It...
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Mdina and Rabat were separated in the IX century, when the Arabs decided to fortify Mdina. We went for a walk around Rabat in a rainy day (the rain caught us in Mdina, and by the time we left the...
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