Things to see and do Zurrieq

Renovated old mill (1724) well worth a visit. It's the only one still in operation on the island.

Construction of the church, begun in the ^mid-17th century, lasted long enough for several architects to mark it with various styles, predominantly Baroque. Here you'll find a number of paintings by the famous Mattia Preti(St. Catherine, St. Andrew), given by the painter to the parish of Zurrieq to thank it for giving him refuge during the plague epidemic. His studio can still be seen at 4 Flowers Street. In the main square, a statue is dedicated to Saint Catherine. On one side of the church, you'll notice the monument to the dead of the last war, the work of sculptor C. Cauchi.

Dating from the 3rd and 4th centuries, these catacombs have still not been fully excavated. However, excavations carried out in the 1990s indicate that they were used as a cemetery for a group of Christians living in the first centuries of the Christian era. In the Xarolla complex, the window tomb is the most common format. It is estimated that most of the tombs date from the Late Roman or Byzantine period.