Mdina and Rabat at night.

Mdina, an ancient fortified city was one place we didn't want to miss - but when could we see it?

We decided to visit in the evening .Very few tourists and it's cooler at night. We joined a night tour which started by driving by the Valletta nations and fortifications. We stopped at an area now called the Valletta Waterfront. It is old restored warehouses, shops, restaurants etc. A large screen was playing a soccer match. The
Most restaurants were busy.

Rabat and Mdina were once one town but the Arabs divided it.

Rabat has a growing population, lots of cars and the hustle and bustle of a busy town. We enjoyed walking the streets of the old town section before walking to adjacent Mdina.

Mdina is known as the silent city and it certainly was at night. It was a very charming town, spotlessly clean - immaculate in fact. The few residents cars seemed out of place. Games of Thrones fans apparently would recognise the main city gate but they haven't really capitalised on the connection as Dubrovnik and Split have. You can see over most of Malta from Mdina so it was a perfect place to see if enemies were approaching. It was once the capital of Malta and like everywhere else in Europe has a long and very interesting history.

(Night photography is not high on my list of skills unfortunately.) Photos:
- our initial view of Medina.
- photos of Rabat
- in the waterless moat and then the city gate and photos in Mdina
- photos around Valletta
- lastly, 2 snaps about 150m around the corner as we walked home after the tour.Read more