Halloween weekend 2026: a night in a Gozo prison, a Roman dinner and concerts in Valletta
From 29 October to 1 November: a sleepover in Gozo’s old prison, a Roman-style dinner in Mosta’s catacombs and Festivals Malta concerts…
Heritage sites
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St Paul’s Catacombs hold a free open day on Sunday 11 October
St Paul’s Catacombs in Rabat hold a free open day on 11 October to mark the European Heritage Label. Ta’ Mintna in…
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Fort Rinella is closed on Sundays
Fort Rinella is open Monday to Saturday, 09:30 to 17:30. Adult entry is €14.
1 Oct 20261 minRead Fort Rinella is closed on Sundays -
Mdina empties out after six
Fewer than three hundred people live inside the walls. Once the coaches leave you get the streets to yourself, lit by the…
14 Sep 20262 minRead Mdina empties out after six -
The Three Palaces Festival runs from 28 October
Five days of concerts inside the Grandmaster’s Palace, Verdala and San Anton. Two of the three are closed to the public for…
24 Aug 20262 minRead The Three Palaces Festival runs from 28 October -
What closed, and what reopened, this month
Gozo has lost its archaeology museum, two more sites are shut, and Fort St Elmo has opened a wing back up.
16 Aug 20263 minRead What closed, and what reopened, this month -
The two Caravaggios in St John’s Co-Cathedral
One is the largest canvas he painted and the only one he signed. It still hangs in the room it was made…
10 Aug 20262 minRead The two Caravaggios in St John’s Co-Cathedral -
Għar Dalam holds the bones of dwarf elephants
Elephants, hippos and bears reached Malta on foot, then shrank. The cave near Birżebbuġa holds what is left of them.
9 Aug 20262 minRead Għar Dalam holds the bones of dwarf elephants -
The Red Tower opens almost every day
St Agatha’s Tower above Mellieħa was finished in 1649 and painted red so the next tower in the chain could see it.
30 Jul 20262 minRead The Red Tower opens almost every day -
The first Sunday of the month is the day for towers
Ten coastal watchtowers open to visitors, and nearly all of them share the same one day a month.
27 Jul 20263 minRead The first Sunday of the month is the day for towers -
Santa Marija Tower is half an hour from the Blue Lagoon
A 1618 watchtower on the south coast of Comino, reached across open ground, and almost nobody walks out to it.
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Wignacourt Tower is the oldest still standing
Finished in 1610 on the feast of St Paul, it began the chain of coastal towers that ended up ringing the islands.
20 Jul 20262 minRead Wignacourt Tower is the oldest still standing