Vittoriosa Things to Do

There are some Vedettes (lookout points) on Fort St Angelo but none of these are the famous "eye and ear Vedette" that has become a symbol of not only this area but perhaps the whole country. (See Senglea page).
As you can see across the water, the US Navy was in town and we got some great shots of that carrier (it was the JFK) from in Valletta.

As you leave Vittoriosa via the ramps down from The Three Gates, take a last look back up into Dockyard Creek, with Vittoriosa at the right, Senglea at the left and Valletta straight ahead. It's a wonderful sight.

The entrance to the city from the landward side is protected by "the three gates", The Advanced Gate, The Couvre Port and The Main Gate. Set amongst these gates is a small area with a cafe, a couple of museums and a craft shop.

The Inquisitor's Palace dates originally from the 13th century, when it was law courts. It later became the home of the tribunal and prisons of the Maltese Inquisition. These days it is a museum, though as with most museums everywhere, we didn't visit. Museums are not realy our thing.

The narrow, winding streets of The Collachio are mostly lined with flower adorned baskets and with planters in the middles of the street. It really is an oasis of tranquility and beauty and I think I enjoyed my time here more than I did in Mdina.

The streets of The Collachio are really exquisite, and so very, very quiet. I don't think we saw another soul as we wandered the streets and the lack of traffic noise made the whole thing oh so pleasant.

At this corner of the square public executions were held in the time of the Knights. I don't know when the last execution took place, nor do I know how the executions took place - information is very sparse around here. I can only imagine though that they would be pretty gruesome affairs!

Behind this statue in the main square are two buildings - to the right is a bar/cafe and to the left is The St Lawrence Band Club. Band Clubs are a feature of almost every Maltese town and city and most welcome tourists. The drinks and food in them are usually cheaper than you will find in more commercialised outlets.