St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Square, Mdina. Open 9.30-4.45am Mon-Sat; 3-4.45pm Sun. Admission Cathedral & Museum Eur2.33.
Designed in the late 17th-century by Lorenw Gaia, Malta's most famous architect, the cathedral is a grand architectural monument standing at the heart of the city. Its facade is beautifully proportioned with a fine dome and elegant bell towers. In the cavernous interior, there is a variegated patchwork of marble tombstones commemorating the clergy and the nobility, and large ceiling frescoes depting St Paul preaching to the masses. The chapels on either side of the chancel have ceiling frescoes and intricate floors of fine inlaid marble. Behind the main altar is a large painting by Mattia Preti depicting St Paul's conversion.
St Paul's Church
St Paul's Square, Rabat. Open 9am- 5pm Mon-Sat Admission free.
Rebuilt in the baroque style in 1653, the expansive curvaceous exterior has an unusual design; no bell towers and a dome set well back from the facade. The interior is unusually simple, however there are some excellent paintings at die back of the chancel that depict St Pauls Shipwreck, St Publius, and The Eucharist.