Mdina

Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here. Wikivoyage

Population 201 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Malta

• 112AnyAll emergencies
• 191PolicePolice
• 196AmbulanceAmbulance
• 199FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Malta

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Annunciation Church Museum · 130 m
• National Museum of Natural History Museum · 130 m
• Palazzo Falson Museum · 140 m
• Katakombi ta' San Pawl Attraction · 700 m
• Palazzo Santa Sofia Attraction · 70 m
• Mdina Gate Attraction · 120 m
• Domus Romana Museum · 260 m
• St. Paul's Catacombs Archaeological site · 720 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Regional 3
• Pizza 2
• Maltese 2
• Italian 1
• French 1
• Mediterranean 1
• Turkish 1

All 32 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Il-Foss tal-Imdina 300 m across 120 m
• Howard Gardens 210 m across 170 m
• Ta' Qali National Park 670 m across 1.8 km
• Kenn iż-Żerniq 220 m across 790 m

Getting around

• Birkirkara Bus Terminus 5.7 km

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