Mdina, Mosta & Handicrafts Village

Experience Malta’s ancient capital, a crafts village built on an abandoned RAF airfield and a stunning neoclassical church on this enlightening tour. You’ll journey to historic Mdina, Malta’s capital from antiquity to the medieval period, a town still confined within its Arab-built walls. Wander narrow, winding streets designed to confuse invaders, passing elaborate aristocratic homes and Baroque buildings constructed in the 18th century by the Knights of Saint John. View the Baroque Cathedral of Saint Paul. In Ta’ Qali, you’ll find an enormous, recently renovated crafts village, built on the site of an abandoned WWII airfield. Watch artisans such as potters, silversmiths, lace makers, wrought-iron forgers and glass blowers create works of art. In Mosta, Malta’s most populous town, discover the soaring 19th-century neoclassical Mosta Dome church, which holds up to 10,000 worshippers. Admire the church’s Ionic columns, inlaid marble floors and the gilded, carved stone flowers set around the third-largest unsupported dome in the world. Allow the historic wonders, natural beauty and creative artistry of Malta to enrich your spirit and feed your soul.

• Wear casual, weather-appropriate clothing and comfortable walking shoes.
• Dress appropriately for a religious venue; shoulders and knees must be covered.
• Bring a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen.