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Mdina the Silent City Self Guided Walking Tour
(2) Reviews
Malta
Important Information
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This self-guided walking tour of Mdina traces the sieges, saints, and secrets hidden in plain sight throughout Malta's Silent City. You will hear stories of the famous bluffs which held the Ottomans back, see the influence of different rulers on the city and learn about the apostle who changed the city forever.
Using the app, you can walk at your own pace through honey-coloured lanes where Knights of Saint John once rode. Stand on the bastions where defenders answered Ottoman taunts with cheese, trace Napoleon's uprising from the room where he slept, and pass the gate Ned Stark rode through in Game of Thrones.
No fixed start time. Pause whenever you want. Available in 9 languages with off...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Meeting Points
Departure
Mdina Gate
This is a self-guided audio tour on a self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for the company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
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Mdina the Silent City Self Guided Walking Tour
(2) Reviews
Malta
About
This self-guided walking tour of Mdina traces the sieges, saints, and secrets hidden in plain sight throughout Malta's Silent City. You will hear stories of the famous bluffs which held the Ottomans back, see the influence of different rulers on the city and learn about the apostle who changed the city forever.
Using the app, you can walk at your own pace through honey-coloured lanes where Knights of Saint John once rode. Stand on the bastions where defenders answered Ottoman taunts with cheese, trace Napoleon's uprising from the room where he slept, and pass the gate Ned Stark rode through in Game of Thrones.
No fixed start time. Pause whenever you want. Available in 9 languages with off...
Highlights
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
From 2 hours to 3 hours
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 8 Others
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
100% Satisfaction Guarantee: If you don’t love the tour, write to us for a full refund.
1-year access to audio on iOS & Android. Listen to the tour anytime, as many times as you like
Audio and written guide included
Offline access to the tour (no internet connection needed) once tour is downloaded
Images to identify stops and in app interactive map for navigation
Any physical devices or headphones
Human tour guide at location
Meeting Points
Departure
Mdina Gate
This is a self-guided audio tour on a self-guided tour app. To activate the tour, check your email for instructions from us sent right after booking. Can’t find it? Search for the company in your email inbox and spam folder. OR contact us via support.
Return
Saint Agatha Catacombs
Itinerary
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Mdina Main Gate - Baroque gateway
Stand beneath four stone lions at the gate that served as King's Landing and ancient Rome on screen
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Vilhena Palace
Notice why the statue of Justice on this Baroque facade was deliberately built without a blindfold
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Casa Inguanez
Walk the street owned by a noble family whose coat of arms vanished and reappeared twice.
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Pjazza Mesquita
Spot the small hand-shaped charms on doorways that have quietly protected Catholic homes for a thousand years.
15 minutes
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Banca Giuratale
See where Napoleon slept the night before the Maltese launched a revolt that would end his claim on the island.
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Mdina Metropolitan Cathedral Museum
Uncover the story of a Renaissance forgery that sparked one of art history's earliest copyright lawsuits.
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St Paul's Cathedral
Decode why the cathedral carries two different clocks
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Casa Gourgion
Encounter a Gothic confection that one architectural historian called a total misfit on Mdina's skyline.
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Palazzo Santa Sofia
Find the date carved on Malta's oldest surviving home and the chain café proposal that outraged heritage groups.
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Carmelite Priory Mdina
Imagine the bell tower where a boy once rang the signal that summoned an entire island to war.
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Palazzo Falson Historic House Museum
Step above a medieval synagogue into a home whose owner fled the Inquisition for practising the wrong faith.
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The Old Jewish Silk Market building
Trace the street where Malta's medieval Jewish community once lived.
10 minutes
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Bastion Square
Gaze across the island from the exact spot where a governor fired cannonballs on purpose to fall short.
15 minutes
14
Triq L Imhazen
Listen for the footsteps of a headless bride said to haunt these walls searching for heartbroken men.
5 minutes
15
Greek's Gate
Cross through the only surviving medieval city gate in Malta
10 minutes
16
Roman Villa
Examine mosaics uncovered by a workman's spade that once told visitors their host was richer than most emperors
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Is-Serkin - Crystal Palace Bar
Join the queue at a pastry shop nicknamed after south London.
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Rabat
See two churches sharing one facade above the cave where a shipwrecked apostle preached for three months.
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Rabat
End near a burial complex where pagan, Jewish, and Christian graves share the same rock
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Xara Palace
Pause beneath the long balcony where the Town Herald once announced news to the square below
