I better start by saying it was a wet day and the woman and I (we) were a bit chilly. Our first trip to Malta and just over jet lag. Not being historians and not researching any of the history of Malta we knew nothing! We are in our 50s. The outside of The Knights of Malta with the red-costumed door person gave us the instant impression of an exhibition probably consisting of rooms of suits of armour, shields and maybe a couple of people dressed as knights re-enacting some legendary event! How wrong can you be!!! The short film concisely informed us of much of Malta's history with most the focus upon The Knights of Malta - who were REAL! Not the fabled Arthurian Knights of the round table! Within the film do not expect the best acting or even realistic battle scenes! That aside, we found it so interesting that when the film finished we wanted to know a lot more. I use the word loosely but we were almost inspired to find out more which we did with the rest of the exhibition. Armed with our own audio we walked down corridors stopping when the lights illuminated upon an exhibit and told more of the history which we soaked up like sponges until we reached the end!

I think if I was a kid writing about the attraction I would probably be disappointed. No moving parts, no Hollywood gore, no dragons, no princess, not even an ogre, no jousting, not even a live Knight! Yet as a couple of ill-informed 50 year olds coming out of the rain - mind blowing! From this point on wherever we visited on the island The Knights of St Johns' influence could be clearly seen through our now informed eyes - Thankyou 'The Knights of Malta'