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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Malta

61 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Malta

Updated February 5, 2025

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One of the tombstone skeletons.

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The air raid shelter corridor.

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Mellieħa, Malta

Popeye Village

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

Mnajdra during Autumn Equinox.

Qrendi, Malta

Mnajdra

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

One of the tombstone skeletons.

Valletta, Malta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

St Paul’s Catacombs

Rabat, Malta

Maltese Catacomb Complexes

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

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.

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

Paola, Malta

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

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

Entrance to the Lascaris War Rooms, St. James Ditch in Valletta, Malta

Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

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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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The air raid shelter corridor.

Mġarr, Malta

Il-Barri Air Raid Shelter

Hidden beneath a restaurant, underground tunnels tell the story of Malta’s tragic role in World War II.

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