Rabat - Catacombs and Museum of Ste Agatha

One hundred meters past St Paul's catacombs are the more exciting catacombs and frescoes of Ste Agatha. Entrance to the catacombs is down a few steps via the crypt, again hewn out of rock, where Ste Agatha is said to have spent her time in exile praying and teaching. On the walls are 31 detailed frescoes in varying states of restoration from the 12th to 15th centuries, many of which are of Ste Agatha in pious poses.

The tour of the catacombs lasts 20 minutes and takes in only 10% of the honeycomb necropolis which is said to cover 400 sq. m. The ceilings are disorientatingly low, but the tombs, including the arcosolium (consisting of window graves, resembling arched windows cut into the rock at a lower level), are much better lit