⛪ Churches and Religious Sites

Built by the Knights of St John in 1572. Plain outside and explosively ornate within. Contains Caravaggio greatest painting. UNESCO World Heritage Site.

A magnificent Baroque cathedral in the heart of the Silent City, built on the site where St Paul reportedly lived after his shipwreck on Malta.

One of the largest unsupported domes in the world. Famous for the WWII miracle — a bomb fell through the dome during Mass but failed to explode.

Gozo most sacred site — a national pilgrimage church built where a local woman reportedly heard the Virgin Mary in 1883. Deeply moving location.

One of the oldest churches in Valletta, richly decorated and holding the miraculous statue of St George. The baroque interior is among Malta finest.

An outstanding example of Maltese Baroque, often called Malta finest parish church. The festa of St Philip is one of Malta most spectacular village celebrations.

Contains relics of St Paul including part of his wrist bone. One of Valletta oldest and most atmospheric churches, tucked off Republic Street.

One of Malta oldest places of Christian worship — a cave chapel believed to be the oldest Marian shrine in existence with one of the oldest Marian icons in the world.