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Grand Master's Palace   Valletta

Grand Master's Palace, Valletta

 28 Reviews  The palace was built in 1571 and was used by all the Grand Masters. In 1800 it became the official residence of the British governors. The palace is now the Presidential Office and Malta's Parliament... 

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Walls, gateways & gardens   Valletta

Walls, gateways & gardens, Valletta

 43 Reviews  The upper Barakka Gardens is set high above the Grand Harbour behind the ramparts and fortifications; It was created in 1661 by an Italian Knight called Flaminio Balbiani as a retreat for the knights.... 

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Streets and squares   Valletta

Streets and squares, Valletta

 28 Reviews  The City Gate is at the end of Republic Street & in front of Freedom Square. It was originally known as the Gate of St George & was the main entrance through the bastions to the city. Later it became... 

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Co-Cathedral   Valletta

Co-Cathedral, Valletta

 41 Reviews  This Baroque masterpiece was built between 1573 and 1577. It was commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassiere as the conventual church of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John. Outside... 

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Churches   Valletta

Churches, Valletta

 25 Reviews  St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral is the other cathedral of La Valletta and it is also the first Protestant church built in Malta. It took 6 years and the suicide of one of the architects to build this... 

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Grand Harbour   Valletta

Grand Harbour, Valletta

 21 Reviews  Grand Harbour in Maltese: Il-Port il-Kbir is the natural harbour of Valletta and Mata. It has been used as a harbour since at least Phoenician times. The natural harbour has been greatly improved with... 

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Fort St Elmo   Valletta

Fort St Elmo, Valletta

 15 Reviews  On most Sundays there is a re enactment of the inspection of the troups called 'Il Guardia'. It starts at 11 but be sure to be early to get the best seats. We arrived at 10:30 and the best seats were... 

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Auberges of the Knights   Valletta

Auberges of the Knights, Valletta

 13 Reviews  The Auberge de Castille et Leon was the official seat of the Knights of the Langue of Castille, Leon and Portugal. There were several such auberges in town – inns they would be in English. They were... 

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Malta Experience   Valletta

Malta Experience, Valletta

 8 Reviews  Visit the Malta Experience. It's an ideal break during a hot weather visit to Malta. Just relax for a hour in the cool underground movie theater and let 3000 years Malta history pass by. Shows... 

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Bus terminus   Valletta

Bus terminus, Valletta

 8 Reviews  Valletta's bus station is certainlythe hub for bus transport on Malta. Although called Valletta's bus station, the bus station is located just outside of the City Gate and so is actually located in... 

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National Museum of Archaeology   Valletta

National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta

 5 Reviews  All the famous sculptures and many other things. Interesting museum. Notice the roof when going in to the museum, it´s painted all over. We had a great luck, because one of our favourite artists,... 

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Markets & shopping   Valletta

Markets & shopping, Valletta

 5 Reviews  We went to Valletta on Sunday specifically to see the market but I wouldn't bother again. I've never seen a bigger load of worthless junk for sale anywhere, and on Sunday the things that you'd REALLY... 

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National Museum of Fine Arts   Valletta

National Museum of Fine Arts, Valletta

 1 Review  MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS This museum used to be the palace of a French knight in the 16th century and was later on the official residence of the Admiral Commander-in-Cheif of the British Mediterranean... 

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MDINA This fortressed city on...

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MDINA This fortressed city on a hill was one time Malta's capital, until Valletta was built in the 1500's. It is called the 'Silent City' because of its small population,very few cars,and high,narrow streets.This city has fortifications that were built when Malta was under Arab rule in the 800's. Prior to this,there was a much smaller wall with twice as big of an area around it that was built by the Byzantines. The Arabs reduced the size of the city,built much higher and larger fortifications and added a moat so it would be easier to defend from enemies. In the 1600's ,there was a huge earthquake in Sicily. The effects of this earthquake was so tremedous that it detroyed half of Mdina,but the city was slowly rebuilt.

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VALLETTA The capital city of...

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VALLETTA The capital city of Malta that was built in 1566. There are many things to see and do here such as St John's Co-Cathedral,The Grand Master's Palace,The National Museum of Archaeology,The National Museum of Fine Arts,The War Museum,Fort St. Elmo,The Manoel Theatre, The Upper Barrakka Gardens,The Lower Barrakka Gardens,The World War II Siege Memorial and the Malta Experience Show. For more info,please check my VALLETTA page. It is listed by UNESCO as a world heritage city.

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SAN ANTON GARDENS The San...

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SAN ANTON GARDENS The San Anton gardens are large gardens filled with trees,fountains,flowers,shrubs,a little pond with a shelter for ducks and many cats running around.The San Anton Palace is also here ,but you can not visit it since it is the offical residence of Malta's president.

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Here is the room in the Ghar...

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Here is the room in the Ghar Dalam museum,where they have the bones,tusks,etc,found there and also the reconstructions of the skeletons of the dwarf animals. Can you imagine an elephant being this small!

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GHAR DALAM or 'The cave or...

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GHAR DALAM or 'The cave or darkness' This cave was one of the earliest sites used by Neolithic man who crossed to Malta from Sicily. When this cave was excavated in the 1800's,five different layers were discovered in the floor. In the lower layers,fossils of bones,tusks, and teeth were found that belonged to extinct species of animals. The most interesting animal remains that were found were of dwarf hippopotami and dwarf elephants. There are two theories as to why these animals were in the dwarf form. One is that the lack of food and water caused to species to adapt into a smaller form to survive. The other theory is that the dwarfism resulted from forced inbreeding. Remains of red deer,brown bears,wolves,foxes and gaint swans were also found.In the upper layers,tools and pottery were discovered. When you visit the cave, you first enter through the museum. In one of the rooms of this...

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THE MOSTA DOME I visited many...

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THE MOSTA DOME I visited many beautiful churches in Malta, and this one made the biggest impression for several reasons. First of all, it is the third largest dome in Europe.Secondly, it was very beautiful and the interior is painted light blue to honor the Blessed Mother (the patron saint of this church), it seemed to be much brighter inside than most of the other churches that I saw. An thirdly, this church has a very interesting story!Malta was heavily bombed in World War II and one day in 1942,three bombs hit this church while 300 people were inside attending Mass.Two of the bombs bounced off the church without exploding and the third bomb broke through the Dome and on to the church floor without detonating! Not one person was hurt! Also the damage to the church was very minimal and only took a few days to repair. Amazing story!!!

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THE ROCKY BEACHES When people...

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THE ROCKY BEACHES When people talk about the best beaches in Malta,they always mention the sandy beaches. The sandy ones are great,especially for a leisurely day at the beach,but the rocky beaches can be fun too and there were some walking distance from my hotel,which made it handy for a quick dip in the Med. The advantages to the rocky beaches were that you don't end up with sand everywhere( in your clothes,between your toes etc), and they really are for actual swimming. You don't ease into the water like the sandy beaches, you jump right in and the water is over your head.

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GHAJN TUFFIEHA BEACH also...

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GHAJN TUFFIEHA BEACH also called 'Apple's Eye' is a gorgeous beach.It is located about a 5 minute walk from Golden Bay beach and I really preferred it much more because it was less commercial. You have to walk down a large flight of stairs to get there. The sandy part of this beach is narrower than Golden Bay but the sand was cleaner and there were fewer people. The thing I loved most about this beach was the gorgeous setting. This beach is surrounded by cliffs and there are paths you can walk to get up to these cliffs for some stunning views.It really was beautiful.

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GOLDEN BAY BEACH Is one of...

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GOLDEN BAY BEACH Is one of Malta's nice sandy beaches.It is next to another really nice beach,Ghajn Tuffieha, so you can check out both if you like. Golden Bay is busier and it seemed more commercial,but still it was nice. There is a restaurant with the internet, a hotel and all kinds of activities you can do such as parasailing,speed boat rides,banana boat rides etc. Something very popular that they were selling at the beach to eat were cups of fresh fruit salad which were very refreshing on a hot day. It is called 'Golden Bay' because of the color of the sand.

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THE CATACOMBS Catacombs are...

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THE CATACOMBS Catacombs are underground burial chambers and in the city of Rabat,there are a few such as St. Paul's and St Agatha's. I visited the catacombs of St. Cataldus.You enter through a small chapel,then down to a small altar and then down some more stairs to the actual catacombs. Near the tombs,there was a table that I was told was used for celebrations after a burial because the dead had gone on to a better place.

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Hotel Phoenicia Malta  Valletta

 6 Reviews and 726 Opinions  We stayed at the Phoenicia for 7 nights and I was happy we did. It is ideally located just outside... 

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Kempinski San Lawrenz Resort & Spa  Gozo

 2 Reviews and 264 Opinions  Good room, huge bed. Booked direct with hotel and beat best Internet prices! Am writing this from my... 

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The Xara Palace  Mdina

 5 Reviews and 81 Opinions  I did not stay in this hotel, but I passed by it, when walking through the old town of Mdina. b.t.w.... 

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