Witchcraft and Blood in Birgu

Birgu is much older than Malta’s capital Valletta, and is a place filled with stories of torture, witchcraft, crime and ghosts. Many people practised witchcraft in Malta through the 16th-18th centuries, and this walking tour will reveal some of the spells that were once cast on the island, incantations and rituals to make someone fall in love with you, or throw a curse on your ex, or to cure you of feeling fear. During the tour you’ll also learn the tragic stories behind the ghosts that roam the city’s palazzos and fortifications, and you’ll see the church said to have been visited by the Devil himself. You’ll also see the site of Malta’s biggest-ever explosion, the house where the executioner of Malta once lived, and you’ll be told why a priest once murdered his lover on her doorstep. If your group is larger, or you are a solo traveller, please message for a personalised tour price.

Start the tour outside the Advanced Gate with a story of Malta's biggest-ever explosion See the outside of the Inquisitor's Palace and learn how local men and women used magic, and hear of the witchcraft trials that once took place in Malta See where Malta's executioner once lived, and hear about the strange methods used by the Knights of St John Hear stories of magic spells and about the people who cast them, while enjoying Birgu's charming back streets See the church said to have been visited by Satan himself, and also hear of the priest who murdered his lover Hear how a boy went into a palazzo and vanished - and how his disappearance is linked to an oven... Finish the tour on Birgu Waterfront, next to the Freedom Monument, where you'll hear (gross) examples of love magic and also of the legend of the Grey Lady who haunts Fort St Angelo