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Mdina is a museum. Rabat is a home. Just outside Mdina's walls lies the city where Malta really lives — with pastizzi, catacombs and everyday life.
Mdina and Rabat stand next to each other, separated only by a moat and a park, but they are two different worlds. Mdina is an aristocratic, silent stage set. Rabat is a normal, living city — loud, hearty and smelling of food.
The most famous pastizzeria on the island. Open almost around the clock. Regular customers include taxi drivers, politicians, students and fishermen coming back at dawn. If it is full — that is a quality sign. Pastizzi warm, crispy, several varieties.
Right at the Mdina-Rabat boundary — the entrance to the largest underground tomb labyrinth on Malta. See the separate article. Ticket €6.
Near one of the catacombs entrances — a church with a crypt and medieval frescoes. Rarely visited but interesting.
Along Rabat's main street several shops with local souvenirs, Maltese ceramics and handicrafts. Less touristy than Republic Street in Valletta, more honestly priced.
Mdina's former defensive moat is now a quiet park. The perfect place for a break after the catacombs, before you walk back through the gate into the Silent City.
Highlights from Robert Maklowicz's travels
Maklowicz discovers Valletta's history
“Malta to miejsce, gdzie historia napisana jest w kamieniu.”
Inside St John's Co-Cathedral with Caravaggio
“Caravaggio uciekał przed wyrokiem śmierci, a na Malcie stworzył dzieło, które przetrwało wieki.”
Maklowicz enters Mdina — The Silent City
“Mdina to miasto, które odmawia bycia głośnym — i właśnie dlatego mówi tak wiele.”
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