Mdina is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island’s capital from antiquity to the medieval period, around 1530. The city is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just under 300. The roads are very narrow – more like wide walkways, yet occasionally a resident drives by…somehow without hitting the walls.
Back in the dark and turbulent days in Malta’s history, Michael’s ancestors had a way of torturing their enemies, and Mdina contains one such underground dungeon where people were dealt with in…um, unpleasant ways. Beheading, gruesome torture techniques, hangings, slicing off of hands and noses and other body parts. I called it “effective”.
Mdina is connected with the town of Rabat, which takes its name from the Arabic word for suburb. It is here where St. Paul’s catacombs are found. These are underground passageways that were used as places of burial for a number of centuries.
Do NOT let them chop your head off Sean! Looks very scary!
Sean – always dramatic
Ahhh Mdina… classic photo of head chop is a MUST!