This UNESCO-listed subterranean necropolis, carved across three levels of chambers and passageways over 4,000 years ago, is a mysterious, must-see Neolithic marvel unlike anything else in Europe.
“A designated UNESCO World Heritage site, this unique and mysterious place is formed of rooms distributed over three different levels and linked up by passages and stairways.”
– Michelin Guide
Fodor's
"This massive labyrinth of underground chambers was used for burials more than 4,000 years ago." Full review
Atlas Obscura
"This subterranean necropolis holds three floors of antler-dug grave caves. " Full review
The Telegraph
"<span class="m_first-letter">T</span>his must-see sight is quite extraordinary." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"The Hypogeum (from the Greek, meaning 'underground') is a subterranean necropolis, discovered during building work in 1902." Full review
Frommer's
"One of the best preserved and most extensive Neolithic environments in Europe... believed to mirror the Megalithic temples that would have stood above ground at the time." Full review
National Geographic
"Be sure to reserve tickets way in advance for the amazing necropolis Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, an underground cemetery that’d be a shame to skip. Around 3600 B.C., the Greeks used flint and..."
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Lonely Planet
"If your focus is on exploring indoor attractions such as the National Museum of Archaeology, the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum or St John's Co-Cathedral, it's a good time to visit. Note that..."
"The tiny clay figure entitled Sleeping Lady was discovered in the subterranean galleries of the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum — an ancient necropolis less than 15 minutes' drive from where I stand"
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