Podcasts · The Story of Malta: The Fortress Island of the Mediterranean — Fexingo History
The Silent City: Mdina's Life Beyond the Walls
· 6:41 · S4 E187
Episode The Silent City: Mdina's Life Beyond the Walls
In this episode, Lucas and Luna step away from the harbour and climb to Malta's ancient hilltop capital. Mdina, the Silent City, has been a settlement for millennia — from Phoenician Maleth to Roman Melite, from Arab medina to the Norman citadel, and finally to the baroque jewel we see today. They trace the city's survival through the Great Siege of 1565, when Mdina's cannon held off the Ottoman army, and explore the devastating 1693 earthquake that reshaped its skyline. They linger on the palazzos of the nobility, the cathedral that legend says was built on the site of a Roman governor's villa, and the quiet streets that have earned the city its nickname. Along the way, they meet figures like Grand Master Vilhena, who gave Mdina its French-inspired gates, and the Maltese nobility who clung to their ancient privileges. The episode weaves together the city's layers — Roman mosaic floors, medieval dungeons, baroque facades — and reflects on how a place can be both a living community and a monument to the past. It's a story about how cities endure, adapt, and sometimes choose silence.
#Mdina #SilentCity #MaltaHistory #Mediterranean #Phoenicians #Romans #Normans #GreatSiege1565 #1693Earthquake #Baroque #Vilhena #Malta #StPaul #History #FexingoHistory #Medieval #Palazzo #Cathedral
Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
Links in the notes 1
Transcript
Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them. Explicit shows are for adult profiles only, and children’s profiles hear only children’s shows. More about this list.