Silent City of Mdina Malta History & Documentary

Tales of the Silent City of Mdina in Malta - A documentary video giving the history of Malta and in particular trying to answer the question "Why is Mdina called the Silent City?"

The history of Malta is fascinating, and the Mdina which was first built by the Phoenicians as a walled fortress, was central to many of the key events on Malta which had far reaching effects on history across the globe.

From the shipwreck of Saint Paul, invasion by pirates, the Knights Templar or (Knights of the Order of St John) and the first defeat of the Ottoman Empire this Mdina, once the capital of Malta has been built, invaded, rebuilt, fortified, abandoned and reoccupied over the course of history, and is now one of the top tourist attractions on Malta.

[sebastianvella]

Mdina was only called the silent city when the British ruled Malta from 1800-1964. During that time period Mdina was inhabited mostly by old noble families, some artisans and the clergy. It picked up population when the nearby suburb of Rabat was used as a refugee centre during the Second World War. After the war Mdina returned to its silence and property at the time was not so expensive there. It only became a tourist centre when tourism started being developed especially after the island gained independence in 1964. Ever since that day Mdina has stopped being silent and its property is one of the most expensive in the Mediterranean.

[twinwalks]

How come this video hasn't gone viral? Excellent content! The storytelling along with the images is amazing! Thanks for sharing :)

[darkmpio]

Great informative video! :D But it's not pronounced as 'Medina' but 'Imdina'

[silvanaferracuti]

Congrats ! I loved the video and the history of Mdina. it's amazing

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[edwardabdilla]

This timeline and history is all wrong 😂 the British called it the silent city before that it was just called Medina or mdina and melithe is Malta not mdina