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Grand Harbour   Valletta

Grand Harbour, Valletta

 9 Reviews  Arriving by Cruise Ship at Valletta is a wonderful experience! Some ports are "just" a Port, and others are spectacular, and for me, the latter is Valletta. You must be on deck so you don't miss... 

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Streets & squares   Valletta

Streets & squares, Valletta

 16 Reviews  Republic Street is the main street in Valletta. It starts at the City Gate and goes to Fort Sant Elmo. Here you can see lots of shops and cafes. One of the things I liked most on this street was this... 

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Walls, gateways & gardens   Valletta

Walls, gateways & gardens, Valletta

 16 Reviews  They were built as a private garden of the Italian knights. From these gardens you can enjoy great views of the Grand Harbour and of the Three Cities (Senglea Vittoriosa and Cospicua). Here you can... 

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Fort St Elmo   Valletta

Fort St Elmo, Valletta

 4 Reviews  The rest of the Fort serves as the Maltese Police Academy. A fortnightly event known as" In Guardia' occurs at the Fort which is a historical re-enactment of the inspection of the troops and military... 

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Co-Cathedral   Valletta

Co-Cathedral, Valletta

 4 Reviews  The Co-Cathedral is one of Maltas real gems. The external architecture is quite simple, but in a pleasing sort of way, and it gives you no clue about what lies inside. If you visit Valletta you must... 

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Auberges of the Knights   Valletta

Auberges of the Knights, Valletta

 1 Review  How lucky the prime minister can be!! His office is situated in the most beautiful baroque building. I quess I read somewhere, that the building was built for the foreign knights who didn´t have the... 

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Grand Masters Palace   Valletta

Grand Masters Palace, Valletta

 1 Review  The Grand Master's Palace in Republic Street was built 500 years ago as the abode of the Grand Master of the Order of St John, and contains a series of paintings depicting the great siege of 1565,... 

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Local Beer:Cisk

by mickeyboy07

The Malta Export Brewery produces the countries finest and most popular beer called 'Cisk'.The Brewery was established in 1840 by 'Giussepe Scicluna'.The name Cisk comes from a nickname that people called Giussepe,it meant cheque as it was his favourite method of payment so the locals stuck with the name and so the beer was born.The beer itself is a golden coloured bottom fermented lager with an alcohol content of 4.2% and was named as 'World's Best Traditional Lager' in 2007.The beer is available all over the Maltese islands in shops,bars and restaurants and sponsers several local events. Cisk is a good beer with what I think is quite a sharp taste,got used to it very quickly and found it to be reasonable in price with the average pint being €2.50.

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Renaissance art - Caravaggio in Malta

by brendareed

Those who have read any of my tips will eventually realize that I enjoy art, especially works from the Renaissance period. One of the highlights of my trip to Malta was seeing two of the works by Caravaggio, the Italian painter with a stormy history. These two works are found in St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta.Overall dark paintings with realistic people surrounded by a glow of light in the chiaroscuro style is what has become a trademark of Caravaggio’s works. Visitors to Rome will most likely have seen many of his works in the churches of that great city; but Valletta lays claim to two more paintings by this painter with a turbulent life, as well as the only signed painting by the artist.To see the Caravaggio paintings, visitors must pay to enter the Co-Cathedral in Valletta. Pick up the audioguide that comes with your €6/per person admission because it will give you valuable...

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Maltese sunrises

by brendareed

If I had to say what my favorite memory of Malta is, it would be a difficult decision to come up with a number one. But the sunrises would definitely be in the running for favorite thing about Malta. Each morning I enjoyed sitting on our hotel balcony and just watching the sun come up. The colors of the sky were exquisite and it was fun to see the cruise ships come in. On one morning, two cruise ships were lined up waiting to enter the harbor. They were at a stop because they had to wait for the HMS Illustrious, a Royal Navy invincible-class light aircraft carrier that was in port at Valletta, to head out to see. I was happy when all three ships lined up against the backdrop of a color sunrise.Malta is such a small island; you could really see the sun rise and set on the same day. We didn’t see the sun set, but each morning I was there watching it rise…and loving every minute of it!

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Confusing street names

by Flying.Scotsman

Finding hotels, restaurants and shops can be difficult as reviews and advertisements often give the English name of a street, but maps and signs are usually in Maltese. Some are fairly easy to translate. Trq ir-Republika is Republic Street and Triq it-Turisti is Tourist Street. Others are not so easy. I don't know of an easy way around this except to ask for detailed directions or translations if you can before you set off.

The Black Pearl.

by Maurizioago

This big black vessel was built in Sweden in 1909. It is thought that it was owned by the actor Errol Flynn for some time in the 1950's. This ship served to transport goods and as luxury cruise. In the 80's it was used in the movie "Popeye". Today it houses a restaurant.It is moored at Ta' Xbiex seafront; not far from Sliema.

Figolli and Kwarezimal.

by Maurizioago

Figolli are Easter typical sweets. They are almond filled pastries cut out in various shapes and coated with icing colored sugar or chocolate. The traditional shapes of figolli are men, women and baskets. Figolla (singular) is a Maltese corruption for the Italian word “figura”. Kwarezimal. The name originates from the Italian word “quaresima” (40 days of Lent). These are big cookies made with almonds, flour, sugar, orange, lemon and tangerine rind, cocoa and orange flower water. They are coated with honey and chopped almonds.

Figolli at Camilleri and Sons' (Valletta).
Elizabeth's Malta Memories

by Classroomtravels

In August 2010, I went to Malta with my Mam, Dad and sister, Clara. We stayed in a lovely hotel called the Meridian Palace. The weather was hot and bright and I met lots of people and made friends with a girl called Orla.I saw lovely clothes and lovely toys and some really old buildings.My best memory from the trip was being a flower girl at a wedding in Valletta.

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Head for another neighbouring country!

by Durfun

If you haven't seen Sicily, go there, but at a relaxed pace instead of the mad dash many seem to make from Malta!This way you get to visit two island 'countries', with Italy offering the volcanoes, whereas Malta offering the charm, history, & Blue Grotto :)

Non EU Citizens

by hopang

If you are a non EU citizen purchasing a package tour which includes hotel and transfers from an EU country visiting another EU country such as Malta, it is advisable to let your travel agent know that you are a non EU citizen so that they can inform their counterparts in the country that you are visiting.Malta is one of the few countries in the European Union that do not have a separate passage that leads directly to the baggage section for EU arrivals. All passengers must pass through immigration checkpoints. If you are holding a non EU passport, you have to queue up at immigration counters for non EU citizens to have your passport checked and stamped by immigration officials. The queue may be quite long depending on the number of international arrivals.We had a bad experience at Malta International Airport. We are Malaysian citizens purchasing a package tour which included hotel and...

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Tourist Information Offices in Malta

by hopang

The following are details of Tourist Information Offices on the main island of Malta:-1) Vallettta, capital of Malta -Address: 1, City Arcades, City Gate, Valletta.Tel: +356 2291 5440Fax: +356 2125 5844Opening hours: Between 9.00 a.m. and 5.30 p.m. from Mondays to Saturdays, and between 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays.2) Malta International Airport -Arrivals Lounge, Luga.Tel: +356 2369 6073Fax: +356 2182 2072Opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 9.00 p.m. daily.You can obtain free guides and maps from the tourist information offices when you arrive at Malta. Pocket Malta (photo 1) is an excellent guide book with the compliments of Globeground Malta. Going Places by Bus in Malta and Gozo (photo 2) is an excellent holiday guide which contains the bus route numbers and free map of the Maltese islands. Make sure you get these copies when you visit the tourist...

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