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St Paul's Square, Rabat
In Maltese: Misraħ il-Parroċċa
The square in front of St Paul's Church in Rabat, just outside Mdina, became a 'Roman' piazza where the Mossad team meets at an outdoor café in Steven Spielberg's Munich (2005).
What was filmed at St Paul's Square, Rabat?
Munich (2005)
After the first killing, the team meets at an outdoor café in the square in front of St Paul's Church; Clara arrives at the rendezvous to celebrate with Avner. It played A piazza in Rome.
About St Paul's Square, Rabat
Rabat's parish square opens in front of the collegiate church of St Paul, built over the grotto where, by tradition, the apostle Paul lived after his shipwreck on Malta in AD 60. The church and its square sit a few minutes' walk from Mdina's walls, and the catacombs of St Paul and St Agatha are close by. In Munich, Spielberg dressed the square as a piazza in 'Rome': after the team's first killing, the agents meet at an outdoor café here, with Clara arriving at the rendezvous to celebrate with Avner (Eric Bana). The church façade and stone houses give a convincing Italian look. Today the square is a quiet local spot with a couple of cafés and pastizzi shops; the church and St Paul's Grotto underneath can be visited.
Best time to go
Morning, combined with a visit to Mdina and the nearby catacombs.
Questions people ask
Where in Rabat was Munich filmed?+
In the square in front of St Paul's Church, which played a café piazza in Rome.
Is St Paul's Grotto under the church in Rabat?+
Yes, the grotto where St Paul is said to have stayed lies beneath the church and can be visited.
Sources
- Munich film locations — movie-locations.com
- Location Flashback: Munich (2005) — The Film Verdict
- Rabat, Malta — Wikipedia
Exact spot not yet checked on site — we visit every location before launch.