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Mal ta Special
7 days
Valleta, Gozo, Rabat, Mdina, Marsaxlokk, Blue Grotto, Ghar Dalam, Siggiewi, Lija, Burmarrad, Mosta, Ta’Qali
MALTA Downtown Providing Fascinating Travel Experiences
pray in the parish church dedicated to St. Nicholas. Return to Valletta for overnight. [B]
Recommended restaurant: Salvino's (4.7)
Day 6: Valletta (Lija, Burmarrad, Mosta, Ta’Qali)
Visit the village of Lija and the Chapel dedicated to Our Lady of the Miracles, built at the precise center of the island. According to legend, tears flowed from her eyes during the earthquake of 1743 and the villagers were saved after praying for the intercession of our Lady. Next stop is in San Pawl Milqi (St. Paul Welcomed), in the village of Burmarrad, which gave hospitality to St Paul after his shipwreck in 60 AD according to the Acts of the Apostles. Continue to The Sanctuary of our Lady
in Mellieha, which contains a Byzantine-style f resco, depicting the Blessed Virgin Mary with Christ on her right arm. The church expanded several times to accommodate the growing population of the village and the roofed veranda is considered a classic example of 17th century
Renaissance architecture. Visit the Parish Church of Mosta dedicated to the Assumption of our Lady. It has one of the largest unsupported domes in the world. During World War II, a German bomb fell on the rotunda, piercing the dome and falling into the church below. The bomb did not explode. A blessing attributed by approximately 250 worshipers who were in the church at that moment, to the intervention of Santa Maria. The final stop is in Ta’ Qali crafts village. Visit the Malta Aviation Museum to view different types of aircraft related to Maltese aviation history. Return to Valletta for overnight. [B]
Recommended restaurant: Caviar & Bull (4.7)
Day 7: Valletta, USA
Breakfast at the hotel and some free time depending on your flight schedule. At the appointed time you’ll be picked-up and transferred to the airport to board your flight back home.
Your Tour includes:
F Arrival and departure transfers F Assistance at airports
F 6 nights’ accommodation
F Breakfast daily
F Full sightseeing program:
F Barracca Gardens
F John’s Co-Cathedral
F Fortified city of Senglea
F ‘Vedette’ in the grand harbor F Paul’s Grotto in Rabat
F St. Paul’s Catacombs
F “Silent City”
F Neolithic Temples of Ggantija F Citadel in Victoria
F Dwejra Point cliffs
F Sanctuary of Ta Pinu
F The Cave of Darkness
F Blue Grotto
F Our Lady of the Miracles in Lija F San Pawl Milqi
F Our Lady in Mellieha Sanctuary F Parish Church of Mosta
F Ta’ Qali crafts village
F Malta Aviation Museum
F English speaking guide
F Entrance fees for sites visited F Transportation be A/C vehicle
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