Rabat - St Paul Catacombs

Seventy meters from the square into Ste Agatha Street is the main entrance to a large labyrinth of catacombs dating from the third C. In all it accommodated more than 1,000 corpses throughout its 2,200 sq.m. Not all are accessible, but different types of tombs can be seen.

At the bottom of the steep steps, seven meters into the catacombs, are two striking rooms divided by a central pillar. The main crypt, just to the right, has a high ceiling and at either end a raised plinth and agape tables (circular table and a semicircular bench, unique to Malta). Down a couple of steps, the crypt to the left has been called a chapel and has a recess at the far end, which may have been an altar. Here are Luculus tombs (small rectangular