MSC Splendida - Malta

We LOVED Malta!!! The Maltese we toured with the day before gave us some tips which were great.

We got off the ship and walked into the city…a bit of a walk and it was raining but it was fun to see the city before it was awake. You walk off the ship towards the right and just keep going until you see the big gate opening. Then up some stairs and narrow streets. The first place we went was St. Johns Co Cathedral…all I can say was AMAZING.

The perfect place to take a 10 year old boy…you are walking over the marble mosaic tombs of 400 Knights! What could be cooler than that. It was beautiful…breathtaking. There was a very long line that scared us but then we realized that was for tours and took the shorter on to the right for singles. They gave you an audio tour device to use with the cost of your ticket. No hats or high heels! I think this is a MUST SEE.

We wandered around town and went to the Armory in the Palace of the Masters. Again perfect place for young boys…all old armor and weapons. It was a little expensive but we thought it was worth it.

Then we walked towards the buses…we just asked someone the directions. It wasn’t far at all. We took a bus to Mdina for a couple of euro. We just asked which one to get on…I think there were three going there (#’s 80, 81 and 84 I think)

The bus drops you about two blocks from Mdina’s walls. Mdina was very pretty and interesting. Another beautiful church. We did it quick as it was raining but I think it is worth seeing. The bus back to Valetta is about a block away…we just asked which one to take. That dropped us back where we started.

Then we took another bus back to the port. It was very easy, very cheap and convenient. I think we paid under 2 euro for all three of us.

It was great…even with the rain!