Throughout my trip to Malta, we came across many churches, each breathtakingly more beautiful than the next, and it seems to me that our tour guide Mr. Zammit saved the best for last because Saint John’s Co-Cathedral literally left me speechless.

Located in the heart of the fortified city of Valletta, its outer walls are deceivingly plain, for what lies beyond the heavy ancient doors is one of Europe’s most ornate Baroque interiors. No amount of words or camera captures can summarize the immaculate beauty of this Baroque masterpiece that was built in 1572 by the Knights of St. John. It is seeped in centuries of history, painstaking artistry and a deep-rooted sense of faith that went on to become a monument to a chivalric order that shaped Mediterranean history.