Archaeology handicrafts and science and technology sites to visit Central

It was here that St Paul is said to have taken refuge on his arrival in Malta in 60 AD, at the origin of the Christian community on the island. Pope John Paul II came to visit his statue here. Not to take anything away from the myth, the cave is accessed through the adjacent catacombs, which represent part of the underground tombs of the 3rd century AD. Amid labyrinthine alleys, rock-cut tombs of all sizes follow one another, some with bone fragments still in them, from the Punic, Roman and Christian eras

Visit the glass factory and its showroom. Prices are set by the state, but some items with minor defects are sold out. Blown glass features colored marbling (green, red, blue) or inlays of gold or silver leaf. Here you'll find bottles, vases, eggs and animals, as well as a crystal department with glasses and decanters. Mdina Glass, the largest local producer of blown glass, also has stores in Valletta, Bugibba and the ferry terminal (Valletta Waterfront). Stores also in Mdina and Gozo (Victoria).

Among the establishments involved in the economy of Attard are the ceramic factory behind the presidential palace and the Simonds Farsons brewery, which is located on the outskirts of the city, making the Kinnie aromatic drink and Maltese beer Cisk.

If you want to know everything about the art of glass blowing and glass sculpture, a visit to Ta'Qali is a must. After passing by the glass factory of Mdina Glass, the first producer of handmade glass in the Maltese archipelago, you can also visit this other glass factory, a competitor of the previous one. At Mtarfa Glass, the owner has been blowing glass since the 1970s and you will have the opportunity to admire him at work. The place also has its own shop and if you are interested in an object, it can be delivered to you.