Dynastic Home of the De Piro Family.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

This church is named for one of the most dramatic tales in the early Christian church.

The floor of this spectacular Baroque sanctuary is covered in memento mori.

This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves.

Despite the name, these small saltwater swimming pools have nothing to do with the Romans.

A centuries-old forgotten underworld lies beneath Malta.

After 400 years of being closed to the public, this monastery's underground tunnels and secret garden are now a museum.

Malta’s largest cemetery is a Victorian-era architectural masterpiece.

These 19th-century military fortifications spanning the island of Malta now form a nice countryside hiking trail.

Valletta’s outdoor theatre stands within the ruins of a 19th-century opera house.

These clocks tell time in a theological sense.

This prison on the Maltese island of Gozo is almost 500 years old, and they have the graffiti to prove it.

Local legend associates this large limestone chunk with a giantess, but archeologists say it may be the remains of a neolithic burial chamber.

This is one of the very few intact windmills built by the Knights of St. John in the island nation of Malta.

Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.

These temples are among the oldest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

A small cave network was discovered under a home in Xagħra, in 1924 when the owner was digging a well.

In 1888, a resident of Xagħra, Malta, discovered a small underground chamber filled with stalactites and stalagmites when digging a well.

Listen to Malta’s musical heritage while relaxing in the park.

The Grand Mall in Varna hosts one of the biggest collections of Soviet-era paraphernalia in Bulgaria.

Overshadowed by other, more famous Maltese catacombs, this ancient burial chamber has one of the best examples of a ritual agape table.

See Malta’s history through the recreation of scenes of torture using life-sized mannequins in a former medieval dungeon.

Both the World War II Allied Forces and NATO have used this modern bunker underneath Malta’s capital.