Royal Beach Club Santorini
Plan your visit
Check Heritage Malta's website for current opening hours and admission details before visiting.
About this place
St Paul's Catacombs in Rabat form a large ancient Roman underground cemetery complex. The site sits beneath ground level and comprises an extensive network of burial chambers that date to the early centuries of the Common Era.
Tradition associates the area with St Paul, who is said to have sheltered here for three months following a shipwreck. That connection has shaped the religious and cultural significance the catacombs carry for visitors to Malta.
A portion of the complex is open for touring, allowing people to move through the rock-cut chambers and observe the carved tomb types that characterise Roman-period burial practice in Malta.
Location
Find St Paul’s Catacombs
St Paul's Catacombs lie on Triq Hal-Bajjada in Rabat, a town in the centre of Malta.
Coordinates: 35.8804° N · 14.3976° E
Nearby places
All of MaltaOther stops in Malta
RecommendedSt John's Co-Cathedral
Religious SiteThe Knights of St John's great church in Valletta, with a gilded Baroque interior, a floor of marble tombstones and Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in the oratory.
RecommendedThe Three Cities
LocationBirgu, Senglea and Cospicua, the fortified harbour towns across the Grand Harbour from Valletta: quieter than the capital and a short boat ride away.
Bacchus Restaurant
RestaurantBacchus Restaurant serves traditional Maltese dishes inside historic stone vaults within the fortified city of Mdina.
Blue Grotto
LocationA group of natural sea caves on Malta's southern coast near Il-Qrendi. Boat tours enter the caves for eight euros, while a short uphill walk leads to clifftop views of the formations.
Blue Lagoon
LocationA sheltered bay of clear turquoise water between Comino and Cominotto: Malta's most famous swimming spot, and very busy in summer.