The difference between these catacombs and St. Paul's, which are just across the street, is that there are (restored) remains of frescoes on some of the walls from when the site was used as a church. The guided tour is short (15 minutes or so) and you don't go very far in, but you do see the various kinds of...
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St. Agatha's Crypt, Catacombs & Museum
St. Agatha Street, Rabat, Island of Malta 2020, Malta
356 21454503
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Ranked #2 of 5 attractions in Rabat
30 Reviews
Type: Caverns/ Caves, Religious Sites
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St. Paul’s Catacombs are a typical complex of interconnected, underground Roman cemeteries that were in use up to the 4th century AD. They are located......
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St. Paul’s Catacombs are a typical complex of interconnected, underground Roman cemeteries that were in use up to the 4th century AD. They are located on the outskirts of the old Roman capital Melite (today’s Mdina), since Roman law prohibited burials within the city. St Paul’s Catacombs represent the earliest and largest archaeological evidence of Christianity in Malta. The site was cleared and investigated in 1894 by Dr A.A. Caruana, the pioneer of Christian archaeology in Malta.
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Although these (and St. Paul's across the street) offer much history of late Roman times, the conservation and presentation leave much to be desired.
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Randers, Denmark
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So we went here - it is 5 euro for a 15 min. visit to the catacombs, which are very narrow.
I think it was worth the amount, and we also saw the kind of funny museum with stuff from different peoples attics (it seemed like).
We had a great guide (small guy of probably Indian descent - his hight...
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Nebraska
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We had a knowledgeable tour guide, and the catacombs were fascinating, but a bit tight for the claustrophobic. The museum had early Roman and Phoenician artifacts, but some of the stuff looked like it was cleared out of the local's attics and cellars. Overall, the stop was worth the time and money involved.
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We went to both - St Agatha's much more interesting/more to see and a proper guided tour and lovely, odd little museum. Well worth a visit but make the sure the kids don't mind seeing a few skulls and bones ...
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St Agatha's is small but interesting painting.
St Paul is much larger very interesting
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St Agatha's crypt is well worth seeing. It is basically a shrine where people come to pray for their loved ones. They then hang something (.ie. a photo, piece of clothing etc) of the person up on the cave wall. There are also plenty of 'Thank you' notes from people who have prayed there and their prayers were answered. It...
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Mosta, Malta
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Having been a student at the school run by the Missionary Society of Saint Paul (who are in charge of St. Agatha's Crypt and possibly also of Saint Paul's catacombs), I have had multiple occasions to visit these. This is a great experience to appreciate olden architecture, and I would recommend a visit to all those interested or appreciative of...
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Sheffield, United Kingdom
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This is a great place, particularly if you are on your own and it is quiet. You can wander around and quickly become disoriented. Kids would love it - well mine would have done anyway.
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Close to each other, St Paul's catacombs have a audio guide which brings the site to life. St Agatha's Crypt is by guided tour, have a look around the museum before the tour.
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