ST. JOHNS CO-CATHEDRAL

Explore Malta's Knights' Cathedral at St. John's Co-Cathedral—Valletta's 1577 Baroque masterpiece built by the Order of St. John after their Great Siege victory! Walk over marble floors engraved with 400 knight tombstones telling stories of battles and glory. See chapels for each knight nationality and captured Ottoman battle flags.

Gaze at golden vaulted ceilings where Grand Masters prayed, plus two dramatic paintings by Caravaggio—the fugitive artist who lived here in 1607 and painted "The Beheading of St John" on these very walls!

Perfect students: FREE English audio guide (20 stops) builds listening skills explaining knights, Caravaggio, sieges, and symbols. All signs in English. Practice speaking: "Why did Caravaggio paint in Malta?