Maltese Mdina

Mdlna was the capltal of Malta under and during the tlme of the Arabs. As most of Mediterranean cities one important peculiar physical character is revealed in the genuine use of building materials and architectural pieces of the Roman city found on the site. istorians. The presumed similarities of medieval Maltese buildings with North Africa could have reached the island filtered through the Sicilian experience but they may just as well turn out to be the result of a common central Mediterranean climate and ecological environment. There were two important entities that connote medieval Mdina: a fortified town and a castle. After the arrival of the Knights of Saint John of Jerusalem, the old city of Mdina maintained a great role in Maltese political life as it will represent the original Maltese soul in contrast with the most cosmopolitan new city of Valletta.