Museum · Paola · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum is a museum in Paola, Port Region. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 400 m you'll find a bench and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
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You're standing at the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum in Paola, on Malta. From the outside there's almost nothing to see: an ordinary street, a modest museum building. But beneath your feet lies one of the oldest underground structures in the world. Hypogeum is Greek for under the earth.
Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).
Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No water point, bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The 1 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
Every day 09:00-17:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
Yes: a public toilet at 400 m.
When you stand at Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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