Greeks Gate, Mdina, MT
Explore the medieval city of Mdina, enjoy panoramic views from the Dingli Cliffs, and wander through 17th-century botanic gardens on this half-day tour with a licensed guide.
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You start by visiting the ancient Medieval city of Mdina, renowned for its opulent palaces and fortifications, medieval and baroque architecture, and ancient heritage. This majestic city is unquestionably one of the island's most evocative destinations.
Serving as the island's capital city from antiquity till the medieval period, Mdina is truly an enchanting city! A stroll through its narrow streets, which have not changed much in the last 1000 years, is a must for anyone visiting the Maltese islands. It is undoubtedly one of Europe’s finest examples of an ancient walled/fortified city. Explore this historic city with an experienced local guide and delve into the rich past of the city as you explore its medieval streets. Take a journey back in time admiring the magnificent palazzos and churches in the city’s unique mix of medieval and baroque styles, as well as the spectacular panoramas from the high bastion walls.
Leaving Mdina through the ‘Greeks Gate’ you proceed to Dingli Cliffs, located off the village of Dingli on Malta’s western coast, at around 253 metres above sea-level. These cliffs represent the highest point of the Maltese islands. The cliffs propose a majestic sight; the views overlooking the terraced fields underneath and the panorama of the vast open seas with the uninhabited small island of Filfla on its backdrop, are truly breath-taking! Given their impressive height the cliffs can be considered as natural forts, since no attacker can approach the island from the west.
The tour ends with a visit to the San Anton Botanical Gardens, located in the village of Attard. These beautiful gardens were built in the early 17th century by Grand Master Antoine de Paule to complement his summer residence; San Anton Palace, which is located at the perimeter of the gardens and which today serves as the residence of the Maltese President.
Open to the public since 1882 the gardens have several pathways surrounded by fountains and ponds which are inhabited by families of ducks, swans, peacocks, peahens and turtles and encompass a large variety of trees and flowers from around the world, including a variety of palm trees, cypress, jacarandas, araucarias and other exotic plants, some of them over three centuries old.
During the whole tour knowledgeable and experienced guides will be providing you with riveting information and enhance your experience through narration and engaging storytelling.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
All transportation in an air-conditioned bus or coach
Licensed guide
Food and drinks
Tips (optional)
• The time shown on the website or on your voucher is the approximate start time of the activity and not the time when you will be picked up from your hotel or the nearest meeting point
• The tour will be guided in the language you have booked; however, please note that, at times, depending on operational circumstances, the commentary might be provided by a multilingual guide (limited to a maximum of 2 languages)
• The activity provider reserves the right to change the order of the visits without any prior notice
The visit to the gardens is completely unnecessary; a waste of time. The best part was the visit to Mdina. The tour guide was very friendly and made the trip enjoyable.
tour guide was amazing! tour was beautiful!!
A very well-organized trip, everything was perfect, I highly recommend it!
Everything was fine, but we had very little time everywhere.
Space for a walk on your own, both in the botanical garden and on the cliffs. I would have liked to stay there longer. It was more of a rush to see the sights.
I thought it was pretty expensive for what I got. Guide was great and all, but for the price we payed, I wouldve just taken an uber and explored it all on my own really.
Have a little more time on the sites
The tour lasts less than 4 hours. We had about 20 minutes in the Botanical Garden, 15 minutes on the cliffs, and a total of about 2 hours in the city. Otherwise, the tour was very nice.
It was a tour where we had to do everything quickly. We had very little time to walk around the gardens and cliffs. Fortunately, we had more time in Mdina. I wouldn't choose this tour again. The guide was very friendly!