Mdina Gate: the best way to enter the Silent City

Mdina by Night — When Silence Is Deafening

By day — crowds and megaphones. After 7pm — empty streets, gas lamps and silence loud enough to hear your own heartbeat.

Mdina — The Silent City Where Time Stopped

Malta's former capital, home to a few dozen aristocrats. No cars, a Game of Thrones gate, and the best chocolate cake on the island.

Clapham Junction cart ruts: Malta's mystery without an easy answer

A bonus near Mdina and Dingli for travellers who like questions more than postcards.

Marsaskala salt pans: a local walk at the end of a southern route

Not Malta's top ten, but a useful contrast after Marsaxlokk and the temples.