Cultural visits being organised by the Tourism and Culture Ministry this year are being themed. The eight visits, held on Sundays, will be spread between 21 October and 4 May.

The 21 October tour will be themed “Caravaggio”, and will visit St John’s Co-Cathedral, the Auberge of Italy and the Caravaggio Trail.

• 25 November – “Romantic Mdina”, will take in Palazzo Falson, a concert by the National Orchestra at Mdina local council, and Vilhena Palace, comprising the National Museum of Natural History.

• 9 December – “Tradition and Industry”, seeing the olive oil process at Wardija, the grinding mill (mithna tat-thin) in Mistra and Azzopardi Fisheries tuna farm.

• 13 January – “Transport”, will visit the railway station at Rabat, the Bugibba Vintage Cars Exhibition and the building of a Maltese dghajsa.

• 17 February – “St Elmo and its Environs” will take in the Malta Experience, Alarme in St Elmo, and the Knights Hospitallers at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.

• 16 March – “Good Friday worship”, will include visits to exhibitions related to the day.

• 20 April – Day’s cultural visit to Gozo.

• 4 May – Harbours cruise.