Bastion Square stands at the highest point of Mdina and commands a panoramic view across much of Malta. On a clear day you can see from the Grand Harbour in the south to the coast near Mellieħa in the north, with the dome of Mosta church and the towers of Valletta picked out in the middle distance. The sight is worth coming for alone.
The square is enclosed by the city's bastions on three sides, their honey-coloured stone walls rising from the rocky ridge on which Mdina sits. Horse-drawn karozzini (carriages) wait here for hire, and there are a couple of cafes where you can sit above the plain with a coffee in the late afternoon sun. This is when Mdina is at its best: the tour groups have left, the light is amber, and the distant landscape has a stillness that matches the city behind you.
At the far end of the terrace, a series of plaques commemorate the medieval bishops and grandmasters associated with the city.