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Unusual Attractions in Valletta

Valletta, Malta

St. John’s Co-Cathedral Skeleton Tombstones

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

Valletta, Malta

Valletta Tunnels

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

Valletta, Malta

Casa Rocca Piccola

Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

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Il-Birgu, Malta

Prison in Fort Saint Angelo

This almost-forgotten underground dungeon housed several convicts over the years, including Caravaggio.

0 miles from Valletta

Il-Birgu, Malta

The Executioner's House

The medieval home is still engraved with the symbol of the profession, an eye flanked by two axes.

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Il-Gżira, Malta

Duck Village

The eclectic seaside sanctuary caters to a rather fowl crowd.

1 mile from Valletta

Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

2 miles from Valletta

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