Salina Catacombs, Naxxar
1.2km away from Rdum Il-Biez & St.Paul Islands

last updated: 26/04/2024

These catacombs have considerable archaeological significance. This group of burials is situated in an area known as Ta’ Latnija, a quiet location to the south-east of the church of the Annunciation of the Virgin. The group consists of more than 15 small hypogea, mostly cut in a quarry. The size of this burial site suggests that a sizeable community must have lived in the area.

Nowadays, only three of the five largest hypogea are accessible, four of which are dug into a squarish section of the quarry. These are considerably small hypogea but can still provide us with ample information on the development of such hypogea. The fifth hypogeum is dug a few metres away from the first four. This is also the best cut and very few local hypogea can parallel the mastery shown in it. Practically all the tombs, even the unfinished ones, are, in fact, heavily decorated with elements that point towards a Christian origin.

Unfortunatly, it smells really bad inside as some people seemed to have used them as toilets. So this is why this place is categorised in the Abandoned Spots.