Mqabba

Mqabba is a traditional village that has grown around its parish square and church. Despite its modest population, the locality holds a unique place in Malta’s story thanks to its globigerina limestone quarries, the very stone used to build much of the island’s honey-coloured architecture. Quarrying shaped the village’s economy for generations, with many residents working the surrounding stone pits. Mqabba also holds a surprisingly rich archaeological heritage, including Neolithic cave burials at Bur Megħez and the Palaeo-Christian Mintna Catacombs discovered in the 19th century.