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My first expedition on Malta started here with the men of Rabat gathered on St Paul's steps
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About Rabat's WW2 shelters
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Seats near the entrance to the Roman catacombs, built outside Mdina where they lived
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Tombs in Rabat's Roman catacombs
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Families transformed the Roman catacombs into decorated and numbered homes during WW2
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The catacombs were extended to serve as bomb shelters during WW2
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About the church over St Paul's grotto
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The chapel above St Paul's grotto
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The grotto where Paul was held prisoner
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Now a sign to sort out how it all fits together
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A classic Maltese facade
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I found many picturesque places on my way through Rabat to Mdina
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The first walled city on this site was built in 1000BC by the Phoenicians
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Mdina, the original capital, now feels like a museum
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You can see half of Malta from the hill on which Mdina was built - here towards Valletta
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Enjoying a quiet Mdina lane
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Aristocrat-artist Olof Gollcher was the last owner of this medieval mansion, now a museum
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Straight out of a Victorian novel
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This courtyard linked all the rooms of Palazzo Falson
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Inside Buskett Gardens, a forest planted by the Knights Hospitaller for a hunting ground
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About Buskett Gardens
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Looking back at Buskett Gardens
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Clapham Junction today; Dingli Cliffs tomorrow
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Ancient residences, inhabited until recently
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Clapham Junction, so called because of the many ancient cart tracks in this field
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About a once-inhabited cave complex
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About Malta's ancient cart ruts
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Chapel in St. Paul's Bay displays what the apostle is believed to have said
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St Paul's Bay
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Sights near St. Paul's Bay
