A wonderful festival of flowers and pageantry takes place every year in Mdina.

The Maltese Archipelago is made up of four islands - Malta, Gozo and Comino are inhabited, Filfla is not. There are other smaller islands, Cominotto and St Paul's, which are also uninhabited.

List of Cribs and Exhibitions
•    Oldest Crib in Malta St Peter’s Monastery, Mdina
•    Maltese Nativity Crib and Christmas art exhibition at Auberge d’Italie in Merchants Street, Valletta Dec 17 - Jan 7.
•    Mechanical Crib, Jesus of Nazareth Institute, Bishop Emanuel Galea Street, Zejtun
•    Live Crib in St Andrew’s Street, Lija
•    Live Crib set in an old farmhouse, in Mannar Street, Xaghra, Gozo.
•    Live Crib, Nativity Village in Ghajnsielem, Gozo

Mdina has been witness to some of the most exciting episodes of Malta’s colourful and rich history. From the earliest settlers who chose the position for strategic reasons to Citta Notabile - The Noble City. 

The citadel of Mdina has been fortified since as far back as 1000BC when the Phoenicians built a protective wall here. The history of Rabat dates back just as far and also has strong religious ties as this is where St. Paul was imprisoned during his time in Malta and later where St. Agatha hid after she had fled from Sicily.