Exploring Mdina And Rabat
Saturday - April 11th 2026
Since we arrived in the middle of the night, we didn't get to see a lot of our
hotel except our room. So we were really stunned by how beautiful the hotel
was. First we headed downstairs to the restaurant for breakfast and since the
weather was so nice, we were able to sit outside at the pool. After our
delicious breakfast we got ready to explore Rabat, where our hotel was
located, and Mdina, Malta's former capital city. It was just a short walk from
our hotel to the beautiful fortified city.
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| View from our Room |
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| Hotel Pool |
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Verdala Wellness Hotel
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| Breakfast |
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Verdala Wellness Hotel
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| Our Room |
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Verdala Wellness Hotel
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| Rabat |
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| Rabat |
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| Mdina City Wall |
We entered the medieval town through Mdina Gate and suddenly we were in
transported back in time. Our first stop was the amazing
Mdina Metropolitan Cathedral, also known as St. Paul's Cathedral, and its museum, before strolling
through the ancient town. Until now we had the city basically to our own,
since the tourists hadn't yet arrived. Mdina is located on a plateau from
where we had a wonderful view over the small island. Next we stopped at a
little bar for a drink before it was time leave Mdina. In Rabat we found a
lovely bar, where we got a couple of drinks and a snack for lunch. After
checking out the catacombs of St. Paul, we decided to walk back to the hotel
to spend the rest of the afternoon at the pool.
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| Cathedral Museum |
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| Cathedral Museum |
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| Rabat |
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| Pool Time |
In the evening we headed back to Mdina to have dinner at
Coogi's, only one of two restaurants that has a terrace on top of the city wall,
from where we got to enjoy the beautiful sunset while overlooking the island.
Coogi's offered a huge plant based menu and so Claudia ordered the veggie
burger and I got nuggets with fries. After a wonderful dinner we got ice cream
at the gelatteria next door and walked around the empty town with all the
tourists gone for the day. Back at the hotel we spent a quiet evening in front
of the TV trying different sweets from the convenient store.
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| Coogi's |
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| Coogi's |
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| Coogi's |
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| Dinner |
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| View over Malta |
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| Ice Cream |
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| Mdina Gate |
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Back at the Hotel
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