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Ninety seconds on Limestone Heritage Park
As of November 2026, the park opens Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 16:00, and on Saturday from 09:00 to 12:00, so a Saturday visit is a morning visit only.
Yes. Tickets are booked through the official site, and its contact page lists the current rate for each ticket type, including the lower rate for children.
The nearest stop is Saura, about a 5 minute walk from the park. The official contact page has a public transport guide from Valletta that shows the way.
Yes. The official site singles out the farm animal park in the grounds as a draw for children, and a family can also join in the stone sculpting demonstrations together.
Yes. The park runs stone carving workshops Monday to Saturday from 9:00 to 12:00, and no experience is needed. Tools and stone are provided, and a spot is requested by email or through the form on the park's site.
Yes. Olive oil tasting is held on Tuesdays at 11:00 and limoncello making on Thursdays at 11:00. Both are private sessions for a minimum of 10 people, arranged through the park's site.
Watching artisans carve honey coloured globigerina stone by hand, in a restored quarry in Siġġiewi, you see up close the stone that built the Maltese islands.
The park is a cultural and educational site set in a restored limestone quarry inland from the coast, on the ground where the stone was once mined. Exhibits of traditional tools and machinery stand alongside displays on the stone's geology, which trace its story back more than 22 million years.
In the stone carving area, local artisans work the limestone with traditional hand tools. The park received a Malta Crafts award in 2011, and it also holds best visitor attraction and best tourist shop awards.
The grounds beyond the exhibits also hold a Punic tomb, a remnant of the islands' ancient past, and a green citrus garden to walk through.
With an audio guide in one of several languages, you follow the interactive exhibits on how Maltese limestone formed.
The carving area is one of the most popular parts of the park, and you can stand close to watch the carvers at work on the stone. The official site also lists hands-on workshops for anyone who wants to try the craft.
Allow enough time for the audio tour, the carving area and a walk round the gardens before you head back to the car park or to the bus.
Driving takes about 20 minutes from Valletta and about 15 minutes from Malta International Airport, so the park fits easily into an arrival or departure day.
Without a car, take one of the regular buses that run to Siġġiewi from the major towns.
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