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Tour of Valletta
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The capital of Malta, Valletta, is located on a peninsula in the east of the island and can be reached both by land and adjacent ports thanks to ferries that will quickly take you to the port of Valletta. The city is small, as is the whole of Malta, so you can comfortably walk through it in one day. The historic city center is built high on a hill and surrounded by massive walls, indicating that Malta served as a military strategic refuge against pirate raids from North Africa and others.

Transportation of ferries

Thanks to Valletta's location on the peninsula, access is not only possible classically after the drought, but an interesting alternative is to arrive at the port by ferry. You can even use two routes, the northern one from Sliema or the southern one we took, from Cospicua. Ferries run every half hour and take you to Valletta Harbor on a beautiful ride across the bay in 15 minutes for a € 3.8 return fare.

Transportation of ferries
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Valletta harbor

After a 15-minute ferry ride across the bay, you will be dropped off at the port. We took the 3cities ferry, which runs to the southern part of the Valletta peninsula, providing a view of the large cruise ship moored here.

Valletta harbor
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

An elevator to the walls

After landing the ferry in the port, after about 100 meters you will reach an elevator, which will take you up in a minute to the walls, which just before you rose high above your head and seemed unreachable. You can use the lift for free if you have purchased a return ferry ticket. Of course, you can also get to the walls on foot by stairs or bypass the harbor. The view in the walls of the bay is truly breathtaking and you can also continue directly to the historic center.

An elevator to the walls
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Upper Barrakka Gardens and views

The final station of the lift leads to the upper gardens, from where you can see the whole bay with corroding boats and the fortress of St. Angelo on the opposite shore of the bay.

Upper Barrakka Gardens and views
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Walk through the streets of the old town of Valletta

The best way to soak up the atmosphere of the city is by walking through the streets that cross the entire length of the peninsula. From the top of the shift from the Upper Garden, you can see the alleys down the hill to almost the very tip of the peninsula through all the undulating ripples of the alleys and enjoy all the colors playing houses with unisono balconies protruding into the space. You will find this building colonial character of buildings more or less all over Malta.

Walk through the streets of the old town of Valletta
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Central Square - St George's Square

The central square of St George's Square is located in the heart of the peninsula in the old town. It provides a pleasant open space in contrast to the surrounding ubiquitous narrow streets. At the time when we were there, a flower exhibition was taking place here.

Central Square - St George's Square
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Bell Siege Bell War Memorial

At the very end of the peninsula you will find both a large fortress, which belongs to the Order of the Knights of Malta and serves as a war museum, as well as this war memorial in the shape of a chapel with a bell ringing at noon. Here, after a walk through the city, you can once again enjoy the view of the harbor.

Bell Siege Bell War Memorial
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com

Breakwater Bridge and St. Elmo Lighthouse

The Breakwater Bridge stretches into the bay like a thread, and at its end boats sail to the port. Elmo. Unfortunately, access to the bridge and the lighthouse is not possible. Both, including the part of the adjacent fortress, in which there is a war museum, belong to the sovereign territory of the Order of the Knights of Malta.

Breakwater Bridge and St. Elmo Lighthouse
Author: Dominika Šmejkalová © gigaplaces.com
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