Malta · MUSEUMS, PALACES AND HISTORIC SITES
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Of the 16 museums, palaces & historic sites on this site, these 15 are the ones worth a morning. Prices, durations and the details that separate them are all below.
Valletta’s Malta Experience is a 45-minute audio-visual show of 7,000 years of history, with multilingual audio and an optional infirmary tour.
“Very informative and clear. Worth doing first before visiting the museums.”
Ride a Segway through UNESCO Valletta, stop at Grand Harbour and St John’s Co-Cathedral, then watch The Malta Experience for 7000 years.
“We had great fun on the trip. What a great way to see the city. Guide was brilliant, would highly recommend this activity.”
Step into St Catherine’s Monastery in Valletta for a self-paced audio tour, crypt visit, and a calm secret garden.
“Learning about the lives of the nuns here feels almost surreal, fascinating and well-presented on the info boards. The garden is beautiful, a peaceful haven in the midday summer heat.”
Malta’s history comes alive in a 45-minute audio-visual show, then you tour Sacra Infermeria, the Knights’ hospital in Valletta.
“The whole thing was great, we all really enjoyed it. We would recommend everyone coming to Malta experienced it.”
Malta Classic Car Collection Museum ticket in St Paul’s Bay, $12 for a flexible day with 100+ restored cars, bikes, and 1940s-60s memorabilia.
“very clean a well worth wile experience and very good value for money”
A private Malta day tour that hits iconic sites like Blue Grotto, Mdina, and Mosta Dome, with optional pickup and photo-friendly stops.
“The tour company had the wrong pick up time. They were able to provide us with a bus and a driver who spoke very little English. Unfortunately, we couldn’t fully enjoy our experience since the company could not provide a license tour guide.”
Skip the line at Malta Classic Car Collection in Qawra. Priority entry to 100+ classics, motorcycles, and a live restoration workshop.
“Very good classic car collection , both husbands enjoyed it , the place is spotless …, great value for money”
Get mobile ticket access to Valletta Black Friars in English, hear Dominican stories, and visit two 300-year-closed sites in Valletta.
“I did not use. I want my money back!! Your ticket did not work. Viator does not has any partnership with this activity.”
A 1.5-hour audio-visual Malta history show in Valletta, then a guided tour of the Sacra Infermeria hospital ward. $24.
“The program on screen was very good and the guide was better than good. She was excellent.”
Tour Casa Rocca Piccola’s ornate rooms and WWII shelters in Malta, with live English tours or an easy audio app for about $12.
“Took the audio tour using the app. It was set up nicely and easy to use. The palace was stunning, especially the summer dining room. My favourite part was meeting Kiku The 3rd (parrot) in the garden. Also the bomb shelters were impressive.”
One ticket for **St. Paul’s Cathedral** and **Mdina Cathedral Museum**. See marble floor, frescoes, Dürer prints, silver, rare coins.
“It was great. We didn't understand that we needed to go to the museum to get th tickets for the cathedral. All visitors have to go to the museum for their tickets which turned out ok but we just didn't know in advance. Maybe we missed the instructions in the email sent to us. Great experience”
Guided Birgu walking tour with small groups, photo stops, WWII context, and included entry to the Inquisitor’s Palace, Malta.
“Very knowledgeable and delightful tour guide who grew up in the area. Great small group tour size and was able to hear what the guide was saying.”
Knights of Malta Museum in Mdina: a 40-minute 3D audio-visual show in 13 languages plus a walk through 34 scenes for $8.
“redondance et approximatif n'apporte rien à la connaissance des Chevaliers”
Walk Vittoriosa in the quiet Three Cities, then tour the Inquisitor’s Palace with entry included on a 3-hour guided trip.
“Our guide was fantastic and knew the answers to all our questions. A really interesting tour. 5 stars for sure.”
Priority entry into Casa Rocca Piccola, a 16th-century palace-museum with tunnels and WWII shelters, plus guided or audio options in English.
“Sauberkeit. Guter Pflegezustand. Garten, Bunker, Essraum Schlafraum - umfaengliches Angebot. Bilder aus verschiedenen Generationen, gestickte Stammbaeume zeigen die Exponiertheit dieser Adelsfamilie auf.”
