The best museums Victoria - Rabat

Apart from its collection of religious art, it also displays a carriage and stones that were part of the cathedral's treasure. You can also see paintings by famous Maltese artists such as Giuseppe Hyzler and Michele Busetti and discover priestly vestments and gold and silver objects of worship. The museum can be reached from Rue de la Fosse, which runs up to the left of the cathedral. The Bishop's Palace and the Law Courts are located in the square where the Cathedral and its museum are situated.

Housed in the Palazzo Bondi, a ^17th-century noble residence, it traces the island's history from prehistoric remains to the Middle Ages, including a fine collection of ancient coins: Phoenician, Punic, Roman and others. Once again, as at the Archaeological Museum in Valletta, you'll be struck by the quality of the works of art that prehistory produced on Gozo. A visit that's best made after a visit to the Ggantija complex.

Housed in a complex of three buildings dating back to the 1600s, once used as an inn and then as a refuge from aerial bombardment, it provides an insight into Gozo's natural resources and how they are used by the local people. The first floor features exhibitions on geology and minerals, with the geology section featuring marine organisms deposited between 35 and 5 million years BC. The upper floor is dedicated to the study of insects, flora and ecosystems of the Maltese islands, including Gozo in particular.

Nestled inside Gozo's Victoria citadel, this museum takes you back several centuries. It is located on the street named after Bernardo De Opuo, a Gozitan hero who, during the Turkish invasion of 1551, sacrificed his wife and children and fought to the death rather than be enslaved. The museum is housed in a group of interconnected ^15th-century houses, the only medieval houses of their kind in Gozo, with Sicilian-Norman windows on the façade. The complex of houses was restored in 1983 to house a museum. The ground floor and mezzanines of the house on the south side show the reconstruction of a historic house, with its working and living areas. The first floors of the whole complex are devoted to the rural environment, essentially agricultural. You'll also notice a spectacular cattle mill. On the second floor, you'll find furniture and tools related to local Gozo crafts, such as lace-making and weaving (including cotton gins and a spinning wheel). During your visit, you'll also find pottery, baker's, carpenter's and blacksmith's tools. There's also a very interesting collection of ex-votos, reflecting the piety of the period. All in all, there's everything to reflect the domestic atmosphere of an ^18th-century urban environment.