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Great Siege of Malta & the Knights of St. John
Great Siege of Malta & the Knights of St. John This walk-through, multi-media exhibition with plenty of sound effects and flashing lights focuses on the epic events of the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, in which the Turks were defeated by the Knights of St John. It also looks back on the history of
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Grand Harbour
Grand Harbour Sited in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Malta has always had extreme commercial and political significance; a fact reflected in the island’s long and tumultuous history. Valletta’s Grand Harbour has also played a huge part in this history as the biggest and certainly the most d
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Three Cities
Three Cities Facing Valletta on the southeast side of the Grand Harbour are three historic cities, Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua, which were originally enclosed by a giant line of fortification constructed by the Knights of St John in the 16th century. These dockside neighborhoods are where the
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Mdina
Mdina The tiny walled, hilltop settlement of Mdina traces its history back 4,000 years and it was just outside the city that St Paul took refuge in a cave when he was shipwrecked on Malta in 60 AD. The town was once Malta’s capital and is crammed with glorious golden-stoned mansions built for the
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Gozo
Gozo Tiny Gozo is 9.25 miles by 4.25 miles (15 km by 7 km) at its widest point and lies north of Malta. Unlike its big sister Malta, Gozo has opted for the quiet life. The islands capital, Victoria (or Rabat) is the epicenter of the island, with all roads leading from there. It-Tokk, the town’s ch
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Upper Barrakka Gardens
Upper Barrakka Gardens These beautifully landscaped gardens complete with follies, a statue of Sir Winston Churchill, a café and benches under shady trees, were created in 1775 on a bastion at the highest point on Valletta’s fortifications. Originally the private property of the Italian members of
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St Johns Co-Cathedral
St Johns Co-Cathedral Behind the misleadingly plain Baroque façade of St Johns Co-Cathedral hides one of Europes most spectacular churches, built in thanks by the Knights of St John following their successful routing of the Ottoman Turks in 1565’s Great Siege of Malta. Completed in 1577, most of t
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Blue Grotto
Blue Grotto When in Malta, it is practically de rigueur to hop aboard a tour boat and explore the sea caves at Wied iz-Żurrieq on the island’s south-west coast. By far the most famous of the island’s cave complexes is the Blue Grotto, a series of nine caves whose rocky sides glow green, purple, an
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Victoria Gate
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Chapel of Our Ladys Return from Egypt
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Fort Manoel
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Bishops Palace
Built in 1542.
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Ġgantija Temples Entrance
Entrance to the Ġgantija Temples.
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St Michaels Bastion
A 17th-century fortification.
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Millenium Chapel
A modern chapel inaugurated in 2000.
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Main Gate to Fort
The main gate to Fort St Angelo.
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Sacred Heart Church
Built in 1872 by Paul Vella, a Valletta priest.
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Stella Maris
Our Lady Star of the Sea was built in 1877.
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Advanced Gate
One of Birgus fortified 16th-century gates.
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Plajja TalBognor
Sandy town beach, named after a British resort.
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