22 Cool and Unusual Things to Do in Malta - Atlas Obscura

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Mellieha, Malta

Popeye's Village

An abandoned set from the 1980 film "Popeye," claimed and repurposed as a theme park by creative locals.

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Added by dlukenelson

Mnajdra

Stone Age solar temple is aligned with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

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Added by Trevor

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

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Added by Milo Vella

St. Paul's Catacombs in Rabat, Malta. (christine592/Flickr)

Maltese Catacomb Complexes

Burial grounds for more than 1,000 bodies deep under the modern town of Rabat.

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Added by oksanam

Inside the Citadel

Victoria, Malta

The Old Prison

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

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Added by tylercole

St. Gregory's hidden passage.

Iż-Żejtun, Malta

Secret Passage in St. Gregory's

A hidden tunnel of bones in one of Malta's oldest churches.

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Added by Blackpaint20

Mosaics

Domvs Romana

The remains of a 1st-century aristocratic Roman town house featuring beautiful well-preserved mosaics.

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Added by Blackpaint20

The Jesus tree at roadside

Jesus Tree of Malta

The Jesus tree of Malta bears a striking resemblance to Christ on the cross.

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Added by rfsnyder2752

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Salema Porgy

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