Valletta
by call_me_rhia
Valletta owes its name to its founder, the grand Master of the Knights of St John Jean Parisot de la Vallette. It was built in 1566 and it’s located on a peninsula flanked by two natural harbours: the Marsamxett Harbour and the Great Harbour. It’s the only capital city entirely walled and it’s also a UNESCO world heritage site. I liked many things.. the stunning architwcture, the fact that it's so compact and mostly laid out in a grid so it's impossible to get lsot - but in particular, because i was travelling with a very young baby, I liked that fact that the two main streets (Parliament Street and Merchant Street) are traffic-free, so that we could walk about without car pollution.
General Info
by Redang
* Tourist Office
1 City Arcades
City Gate
Valletta
- Tel.: (+356) 2123 7747
- Fax: (+356) 2125 5844
Internet:
- www.cityofvalletta.org
- www.visitmalta.com/valletta-town
- www.visitmalta.com/history-of-valletta
- www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valletta
- www.es.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Valeta (in Spanish)
- www.malta.cc/cities-towns-villages/valletta-capital-of-malta
- www.guidetomalta.net/Places-in-Malta/valletta
E. Mail: info@visitmalta.com
Triton Fountain
by sandysmith
In the middle of the bus terminus at Valletta (just outside the city gate) is the Triton Fountain - although we never saw it operating during our stay in January - didn't quite have the same appeal without the water.
The Local Tourist Office
by pieter_jan_v
It's quiet east to find the local tourist office.
From the Bus Terminus through the City Gate and make a right.
The National Tourist Office of Malta (NTOM)
280 Republic Street
Valletta
Tel: +356-2244-44
Visit Baracca Upper Gardens....
by maxovna
Visit Baracca Upper Gardens. In reality it is just a small park on a high hill, but there is a wonderful view over Grand Harbour from there. This view can't be compared to anything - the blue sea and the yellow stone. Over the bay you'll see the so-called Three Cities united by fortifications - Senglea, Cospicua and Vittoriosa. On the left there are several forts. On one of them is Fort Angelo, like in Italy, with a prison (although Malta almost lacks criminality), on the other - Sindbad Studio where the old film about Titanic was shot. I can't forget the night when we arrived in Valletta on board a ship in summer. We decided to have a walk. At 9 p.m. it was already dark - but it is not late time, is it? The thing is that we were practically alone downtown! There were few people in the open air bar, and that is all! The streets were empty, and I would not have been surprised if I had seen a knight on horseback in armour and holding a spear. I may sound romantic, but the atmosphere of the town pushed me to romanticism!
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Victoria Gate
View from the Upper Barrakka Gardens
Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta 2010
Upper Barracca Gardens Gate, Valletta, Malta 2010
