Rabat - Malta
MUSEUMS CASA BERNARD
Location : Parish Square, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily, from 10am-2.30pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Description : Casa Bernard is a well-preserved late 16th Century Palace, situated near St. Paul’s Church. Originally, it started off as a medieval fortress built on roman foundations but in the 1580’s it was restored as a double fronted Palace. Nowadays it is still the home of a Maltese noble family.
Admission :
Website : www.casabernard.com
DOMVS ROMANA
Location : Domus Romana, Museum Esplanade, Rabat.
Opening Time : Monday to Sunday: 0900 hours to 1700 hours (Closed: 24, 25 & 31 December, 1 January, Good Friday).
Description : The Roman Museum houses the remains of a Roman villa and features mosaics and sculptures from the original house excavated on the site, along with artifacts and displays relating to the Roman, Byzantine and Arab periods, from the 3rd Century B.C. through the 1st Century A..D.
Admission : Adults (18 - 59 years): € 6; Students and senior citizens € 4.50 whilst children 6yrs to 11 yrs € 3
Website : www.heritagemalta.org
WIGNACOURT MUSEUM
Location : Parish Square, Collage Street, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily, from 10am-2.30pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Description : The Wignacourt museum, formerly Grand Master Wignacourt's palace, houses a number of exhibits including ceramics, coins, medals, pottery, maps, rare books, sacred vestments, parchments, portraits, furniture, sculpture, reliquaries, icons and bozzetti. A number of exhibitions are held through out the year, featuring works by local and foreign artists.
Admission :
Location : Parish Square, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily, from 10am-2.30pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Description : Casa Bernard is a well-preserved late 16th Century Palace, situated near St. Paul’s Church. Originally, it started off as a medieval fortress built on roman foundations but in the 1580’s it was restored as a double fronted Palace. Nowadays it is still the home of a Maltese noble family.
Admission :
Website : www.casabernard.com
DOMVS ROMANA
Location : Domus Romana, Museum Esplanade, Rabat.
Opening Time : Monday to Sunday: 0900 hours to 1700 hours (Closed: 24, 25 & 31 December, 1 January, Good Friday).
Description : The Roman Museum houses the remains of a Roman villa and features mosaics and sculptures from the original house excavated on the site, along with artifacts and displays relating to the Roman, Byzantine and Arab periods, from the 3rd Century B.C. through the 1st Century A..D.
Admission : Adults (18 - 59 years): € 6; Students and senior citizens € 4.50 whilst children 6yrs to 11 yrs € 3
Website : www.heritagemalta.org
WIGNACOURT MUSEUM
Location : Parish Square, Collage Street, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily, from 10am-2.30pm. Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays.
Description : The Wignacourt museum, formerly Grand Master Wignacourt's palace, houses a number of exhibits including ceramics, coins, medals, pottery, maps, rare books, sacred vestments, parchments, portraits, furniture, sculpture, reliquaries, icons and bozzetti. A number of exhibitions are held through out the year, featuring works by local and foreign artists.
Admission :
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES ST. AGATHA’S CATAVOMBS
Location : St. Agatha Street, Rabat
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Description : According to tradition, during the prosecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Trajanus Decius around 250 AD, St. Agatha fled from Siciliy to Malta for a few years before returning back. The catacombs are typical of the underground Christian cemeteries which were common in that time, and hold numerous galleries and graves of different types.
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ST. PAUL’S CATACOMBS
Location : St. Agatha Street, Rabat
Opening Time : Monday to Sunday: 0900 hours to 1700 hours (Closed: 24, 25 & 31 December, 1 January, Good Friday).
Description : St. Paul’s catacombs is a maze of narrow passages, and contains very interesting carvings. The Roman cemetery was located on the outskirts of the old Roman capital Mdina, as the Roman law prohibited burials within the city. The characteristic feature of the Maltese catacombs is the presence of round tables known as “agape tables” carved from stone with slanting sides on which mourners reclined to take part in a farewell repast. St Paul’s Catacombs represent the earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta and was cleared and investigated in 1894 by Dr A.A. Caruana, the pioneer of Christian archaeology in Malta.
Admission : Adults (18 - 59 years): € 5; Students and senior citizens € 3.50 whilst children 6yrs to 11 yrs € 2.50
Website : www.heritagemalta.org
Location : St. Agatha Street, Rabat
Opening Time :
Description : According to tradition, during the prosecution of Christians by Roman Emperor Trajanus Decius around 250 AD, St. Agatha fled from Siciliy to Malta for a few years before returning back. The catacombs are typical of the underground Christian cemeteries which were common in that time, and hold numerous galleries and graves of different types.
Admission :
ST. PAUL’S CATACOMBS
Location : St. Agatha Street, Rabat
Opening Time : Monday to Sunday: 0900 hours to 1700 hours (Closed: 24, 25 & 31 December, 1 January, Good Friday).
Description : St. Paul’s catacombs is a maze of narrow passages, and contains very interesting carvings. The Roman cemetery was located on the outskirts of the old Roman capital Mdina, as the Roman law prohibited burials within the city. The characteristic feature of the Maltese catacombs is the presence of round tables known as “agape tables” carved from stone with slanting sides on which mourners reclined to take part in a farewell repast. St Paul’s Catacombs represent the earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta and was cleared and investigated in 1894 by Dr A.A. Caruana, the pioneer of Christian archaeology in Malta.
Admission : Adults (18 - 59 years): € 5; Students and senior citizens € 3.50 whilst children 6yrs to 11 yrs € 2.50
Website : www.heritagemalta.org
CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS SITES ST. PAUL’S CHURCH
Location : Parish Square, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily from 0930 hours to 1330 hours and between 1430 hours to 1700 hours.
Description : St. Paul’s Church is constructed above St. Paul’s Grotto with the first documents referring to it dating back to 1372. Tradition says that St. Paul lived in this cave during his three-month stay on the island after his shipwreck in 60 A.D. The statue of St Paul was donated by Grand Master Pinto in 1748.
Admission : Free
Location : Parish Square, Rabat.
Opening Time : Daily from 0930 hours to 1330 hours and between 1430 hours to 1700 hours.
Description : St. Paul’s Church is constructed above St. Paul’s Grotto with the first documents referring to it dating back to 1372. Tradition says that St. Paul lived in this cave during his three-month stay on the island after his shipwreck in 60 A.D. The statue of St Paul was donated by Grand Master Pinto in 1748.
Admission : Free