HELLo MALTA HELLo MALTA - Malta Sightseeing

MALTA
HELLo
HELLo
Hungarian Full
Day Tour visiting
Mdina, Ta’Qali
& Valletta
Your first visit during this tour is Mdina. Mdina
is built on a plateau in the centre of the island,
the city’s old Baroque buildings, cathedral and
magnificent bastion walls dominate the rural
skyline. Mdina, once the capital of Malta until
the modern city of Valletta was built in 1565,
has had many names including Melita (Roman
occupation), Medina (Arabic occupation), Citta Nobile (Knights of St.
John) and Citta Vecchia (after Valletta was built). Today is also referred as
the Silent City since it inspires tranquility at any time of the day or night.
The only way to really experience and enjoy this city is on foot, explore
the quaint alleys, narrow streets, ancient buildings and magnificent far
reaching views from the high bastion walls. While you are in Mdina you
visit the St. Paul’s Cathedral, a Roman Catholic Cathedral built on the site
where governor Publius was reported to have met Saint Paul following
his shipwreck off the Maltese Coast.
After a lunch stop in Rabat, you then drive to the town of Ta’Qali,
located nearby was once a British WWII outpost, but has been converted
to a village for local handicrafts. You will be able to watch local artisans
at work blowing elaborate glass art pieces, intricately assembling
original silver filigree jewellery, carving the local limestone and many
more. This is the perfect place to pick up treasures that will remind you
of your Malta visit.
Finally you will visit Valletta, Malta’s Capital City and a World
Heritage site. Valletta known as Il-Belt, contains buildings from the
16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John
of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. During the tour you
will walk through the bustling streets and to Barracca Gardens for a
breathtaking panorama of the Grand Harbour. You will then visit St.
John’s Co-Cathedral where you will see the painting ‘The Beheading of
Saint John the Baptist’ by Caravaggio, considered one of Caravaggio’s
masterpieces and the only painting signed by the painter.
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Price
Adults Eur 55
Children (5-15 yrs) Eur 25
Children under 5 years – Free
Price includes
9 Hour Mdina, Ta’Qali & Valletta
Guided Tour
St. Paul’s Cathedral Ticket
St. John’s Co-Cathedral Ticket
Lunch
EVERY THURSDAY
Pick-up time
Cirkewwa 0830
Mellieha 0845
Xemxija 0855
Golden Bay 0855
St. Paul’s Bay 0900
Bugibba 0910
Qawra 0915
St. Julian’s 0930
Sliema 0945
Valletta 1000
Attard 1015