Valletta Travel Guide

 30 Reviews  After the besieging Turks were chased off the peninsula, the Knights of St. John hurried to consecrate the first stone of their new capital: Valletta. The ceremony for the laying of this stone was held at this spot and the church was subsequently built on top. It was Valletta's first church. Later... 

 23 Reviews  In the New Testament Jesus said that "it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God", and yet the leader of the pious Knights of Malta lived in luxury within the Grandmaster's Palace. A 19th century travel writer noted that the Grandmaster... 

 44 Reviews  I am generally loath to suggest that a particular thing to do is a "must see" as that is such a subjective concept and people all have their own ideas about what interests them. I would, however, venture to suggest that the Co-Cathedral of St. John in central Valletta does fall into that category... 

 31 Reviews  Like most of Malta Valletta is inextricably linked with the Knights of St. John of Malta, the crusader order that ruled the island for centuries. The Maltese, it appears, are extremely fond of statuary and this tip combines the two. The rather important looking gentleman you see commemorated here is... 

 23 Reviews  The Saluting Battery is located below the Upper Barrakka Gardens and can be seen from the terrace in the gardens. Eight cannons line the edge of the battery, which is beautifully manicured with green grass. When we were there, the battery was closed to visitors, but we were able to peek in through... 

 14 Reviews  The Knights of Malta built seven auberges, or homes, for each of their nationalities. The Auberge de Castlille was built for the Knights of Porgtugal, Leon and, of course, Castille. Each house had its own responsibility, and those of Auberge de Castille was defence. When the auberge was originally... 

 8 Reviews  What a fantastic experience. We were firstly treated to a audiovisual of Malta's history and the role that the knights played before we were taken to the infirmatry on a conducted tour. I would recommend this to anyone visiting Malta. 

 11 Reviews  Before Valletta there was the star fort of St. Elmo. It formed part of a dual defence of the Grand Harbour with its twin across the waters, the Fort St. Angelo. The Ottoman Turks captured the fort during their siege, and pounded the Malese capital across the harbour in Birgu. So immediately after... 

 7 Reviews  This museum is quite small but houses some of Malta's greatest archaeological treasures, including the Sleeping Lady. Many of these are here for preservation, taken from the original sites where they were in the open air, and replaced there with good reproductions. Outside of that context, they do... 

 4 Reviews  We tried to find to eat out, even if it was quite cold wind at the moment, but when we had just came from snow and ice day before, we wanted to eat out. There were some places at the squere by the Republic street/main street, and this one seemd to have best choise of salty snack food, and friendly... 

 4 Reviews  If I can remember well here you can eat mostly pasta and grills. Some people like it alot however when I went I was very disappointed. Whenever we go its always packed and the portions are small. The menu has a vast selection however I was disappointed as the food was not very good neither ! My... 

 3 Reviews  As Valetta is mainly cafe bars, we were looking for something a bit more lively being a mixture of army, navy and mod civilians. We jumped in a cab to St Julian's from Valletta City Centre, this was around 25 Euros. It was the same again back to Valletta. Music differed from bar to bar, we spent... 

 9 Reviews  The fastest and most scenic route from Sliema and Valletta (and back) is across the harbor by ferry. We were staying in Saint Julian’s and walked to Sliema along the coastal promenade (it took about 30 minutes) and then cut through some side streets to the edge of the harbor. It was a rather busy... 

 6 Reviews  We visited Malta and agreed for the horse drawn carriage to take us up to the Valetta bus station. 20 euros was agreed from the bottom harbour to the top. Half way up the driver said we had to walk the rest of the way,. We told him of our agreement and so he went a little further, stopped and told... 

 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 florist stall. It is opened only in the morning. Unfortunately this pic doesn't do justice to this...