Vittoriosa Things to Do

Fort St Angelo is Malta's oldest fort. It was originally used by The Knights and later by the Royal Navy, who renamed it HMS St Angelo. Since the British left it has fallen into disuse and disrepair although The Knights once again occupy part of it as a base for their charitable work.
It's is remarkably intact considering how much it was bombed during WWII, and you get great views from its ramparts to the adjoining bays.

The waterfront areas of both Vittoriosa and Senglea across the way are beautiful and spectacular. The colourful Kajjiks (these small open boats) add to the spectacle. You can take a tour of the harbour in one, as offered by the local boatman who will gently pester you as you walk along the waterfront.

There has been a church on this site since 1090 but the present building dates “only” from 1681. The impressive dome of the church was destroyed during the war but has thankfully been restored to its former glory. The waterside location of the church adds to its beauty, especially when seen from across the water in Senglea.

This commemorates the handing over of power from the British to the Maltese in 1979. On top of this artificial wooded hillock stands a statue of a British officer bidding farewell to a Maltese local. The monument was designed by Dom Mintoff, the then Maltese Prime Minister who had campaigned for a free Malta.
This tip illustrates the benefit of research and reading in advance. I didn’t – I just went to wander – and I didn’t know what this was until I got back home, in fact it was fortunate that I even got a picture of it.

The views across the creek to Senglea show the lovely arcaded buildings that form part of that city's waterfront. They look really beautiful, and what I wouldn't give for one of those apartments! Behind and above is the church of Our Lady Of Victories.

There's a large waterside area at Vittoriosa and having gotten off the bus at Cospicua we walked the entire length of it. This shot is from the upper part (nearest Cospicua) where there is nothing of interest at the waterside itself but it gives some wonderful views across to Senglea and ahead to the more developed parts of Vittoriosa.

The Vittoriosa side of the creek is of course the best place to get views across to the other side to Senglea. This shot is of the part of Senglea that is close to the head of the creek, and has some nice floral displays along the waterside. When we visited Senglea we forgot to wander down to that end, so we didn’t get to see it all close up.

The expanse of water between the twin headlands of Vittoriosa and Senglea is known as Dockyard Creek. These days no large commercial shipping uses the waterway and it has bee renovated, along with many of the buildings on all sides, to form a new marina area. I get the impression that some day the whole of Malta will be one big marina – there are already a lot of berths round at Gzira & Msida.
These developments have also helped to make the whole thing more appealing to tourists and would-be residents. I expect the best time to buy property here has passed by already.