Hosted by Dark Tours Malta, the tour will unveil the fascinating secrets hidden within the gorgeous cathedral’s walls. St. John’s Co-Cathedral was constructed as the primary place of worship for the Order of St. John. Attendees will learn the Grand Masters of the Order, discover the significance of the insignia on their marble tombs, which make up the cathedral’s floor. Additionally, the messages left by long-dead knights will be explained. You’ll also learn the legend of the one and only woman rumoured to be interred in the cathedral.

Significantly, St John’s Co-Cathedral is houses ‘Beheading of St. John the Baptist’ by famous Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi, better known as Caravaggio. Despite being one of history’s most influential artists, Caravaggio had a very turbulent life, one of his own making. He came to Malta in 1907, just three years before his death, and he did not leave his propensity for crime and violence behind. View the two paintings by the masterful Renaissance artist, some of the largest in the world, and discover why the talented Renaissance painter Caravaggio was expelled from the Order of St. John. Plus, llisten to the amazing tale of how one of his paintings was found by a Maltese priest detective after it was taken from the cathedral in 1984.