Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in Valletta, Malta

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Number of sights 21 sights
Distance 8.7 km
Ascend 343 m
Descend 313 m

Experience Valletta in Malta in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in VallettaIndividual Sights in Valletta

Sight 1: Sacra Infermeria & Mediterranian Conference Center

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The Mediterranean Conference Centre is a conference centre in Valletta, Malta. The building was built as a hospital in the 16th century by the Order of St. John, and it was known as the Sacra Infermeria or the Holy Infirmary. It was known as the Grand Hôspital during the French occupation of Malta and during the British period was named as the Station Hospital.

Wikipedia: Mediterranean Conference Centre (EN)

197 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Knisja tal-Madalena

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The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Roman Catholic church building in Valletta, Malta. The church, named after Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene, was part of the Magdalene asylum situated adjacent to the church. The church was deconsecrated in the mid 20th century and was blessed again by Bishop Charles Scicluna on 25 February 2015.

Wikipedia: Church of St Mary Magdalene, Valletta (EN)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Church of Saint Nicholas

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The Church of Saint Nicholas, also known as the Church of All Souls, is a Greek Catholic church in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Originally built as a Greek Orthodox church in 1569, it was conceded to the Confraternity of the Souls in Purgatory in 1639, who rebuilt the church in the Baroque style in 1652. The church was passed back to the Greek Catholic congregation in 2014 however the church is used from Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.

Wikipedia: Church of St Nicholas, Valletta (EN)

107 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Church of the Madonna of Fair Havens and Saint Dominic

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The Basilica of St Dominic or also known as the Basilica of Our Lady of Safe Haven and St Dominic is one of the three parish churches of Valletta, Malta. It is administered by the Dominican Order whose convent is located behind the church.

Wikipedia: Basilica of St Dominic, Valletta (EN)

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Casa Rocca Piccola

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Casa Rocca Piccola is a 16th-century palace in Malta, and home of the noble Maltese family de Piro. It is situated in Valletta, the capital city of Malta. There are daily tours from 10am till 5pm. The palace includes a BnB with 5 rooms and a restaurant called La Giara Restaurant.

Wikipedia: Casa Rocca Piccola (EN), Website

392 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Auberge d'Aragon

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The Auberge d'Aragon is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was built in 1571 to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Aragon, Navarre and Catalonia. It is the only surviving auberge in Valletta which retains its original Mannerist design by the architect Girolamo Cassar.

Wikipedia: Auberge d'Aragon (EN)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: St. Paul

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St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta. A "pro-cathedral" is a church with cathedral status though not being the main cathedral. It is one of three cathedrals of the Anglican Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe.

Wikipedia: St Paul's Pro-Cathedral (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Carmelite Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in Valletta, Malta. It is one of the major churches of Valletta, and it forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes the entire city. The present church was constructed between 1958 and 1981 on the site of a late 16th century church which was destroyed during World War II.

Wikipedia: Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valletta (EN)

62 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Manoel Theatre

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Teatru Manoel is a theatre and important performing arts venue in Malta. The theatre is often referred to as simply "The Manoel", and is named after Grand Master of the Order of the Knights Hospitaller, Fra António Manoel de Vilhena, who ordered its construction in 1731. The theatre is reputed to be Europe's third-oldest working theatre, and the oldest theatre still in operation in the Commonwealth of Nations.

Wikipedia: Manoel Theatre (EN), Website

115 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: Main Guard

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The Main Guard, originally called the Guardia della Piazza, is a building in Valletta, Malta, located in the square facing the Grandmaster's Palace in the city centre. It was originally built as a guardhouse in 1603 by the Order of St. John, and it remained in use after the British took over Malta in 1800. A Neoclassical portico was added in 1814, and a British coat of arms and a commemorative inscription were installed later on above the portico. These have become one of the main symbols of British rule in Malta. The building used to house the Office of the Attorney General.

Wikipedia: Main Guard (Valletta) (EN)

489 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 11: Royal Opera House

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Royal Opera House

The Royal Opera House, also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in Valletta, Malta. It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866. In 1873 its interior was extensively damaged by fire but was eventually restored by 1877. The theatre received a direct hit from aerial bombing in 1942 during World War II. Prior to its destruction, it was one of the most beautiful and iconic buildings in Valletta. After several abandoned plans to rebuild the theatre, the ruins were redesigned by the Italian architect Renzo Piano and in 2013 it once again started functioning as a performance venue, called Pjazza Teatru Rjal.

Wikipedia: Royal Opera House, Valletta (EN)

161 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: St. Andrews Scots Church

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St. Andrew's Scots Church, sometimes known as the Church of Scotland, is a 19th-century church in Valletta, Malta. The church was built to the neo-gothic design of Maltese architect Giuseppe Bonavia. It is still an active church today, as a joint congregation of the Church of Scotland, as part of the Presbytery of Europe, and the British Methodist Church South-East District.

Wikipedia: St. Andrew's Scots Church, Malta (EN)

289 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: The Fortress Builders - Fortifications Interpretation Centre

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The Fortress Builders – Fortifications Interpretation Centre (FIC) is an interpretation centre about the fortifications of Malta. It is housed in a late 16th-century warehouse located near the St. Andrew's Bastion in Valletta, Malta. The centre was opened in 2013, and it aims at communicating Malta's military architecture in an interactive way.

Wikipedia: Fortifications Interpretation Centre (EN), Website

656 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 14: Hastings Garden

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Hastings Garden Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

Hastings Gardens is a public garden in Valletta, Malta. It is located on top of St. John's Bastion and St. Michael's Bastion, on the west side of the City Gate. The garden offers views of Floriana, Msida, Sliema, and Manoel Island. Inside the garden is a monument placed by the Hastings family in honor of Francis, Marquis of Hastings, who was a governor of Malta. Lord Hastings died in 1826 and is buried in the garden.

Wikipedia: Hastings Gardens (EN)

818 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 15: The Phoenicia

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The Phoenicia Malta, formerly called the Le Méridien Phoenicia, is a 5-star hotel in Floriana, Malta. The Art Deco hotel was built in the 1930s, and was opened in November 1947. It is regarded as one of the top hotels in Malta. The hotel had one of the earliest restaurants of good standards in Malta in the 1950s. It had three floors originally, but further floors were built along the years.

Wikipedia: Hotel Phoenicia (EN), Website

123 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 16: Triton Fountain

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The Tritons’ Fountain is a fountain located in Floriana, Malta. It consists of three bronze Tritons holding up a large basin, balanced on a concentric base built out of concrete and clad in 730 tons of travertine slabs. The fountain is one of Malta's most important Modernist landmarks.

Wikipedia: Tritons' Fountain (EN)

165 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 17: Malta Memorial

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Malta MemorialColin Cameron from Edinburgh, Scotland / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Malta Memorial is a war memorial monument to the 2,298 Commonwealth aircrew who lost their lives in the various Second World War air battles and engagements around the Mediterranean, whilst serving with the Commonwealth Air Forces flying from bases in Austria, Italy, Sicily, islands of the Adriatic and Mediterranean, Malta, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, West Africa, Yugoslavia and Gibraltar, and who have no known grave.

Wikipedia: Malta Memorial (EN)

762 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 18: Msida Bastion Cemetery

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The Msida Bastion Historic Garden, also Msida Bastion Cemetery or Msida Bastion Garden of Rest is a former Protestant cemetery in Floriana, Malta, in use from 1806 till 1856. It was restored and reopened as a garden in 2002. It is listed in the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands under number 52, as a Grade 1 Monument. Currently, Din l-Art Ħelwa are the caretakers of the Msida Bastions with a team of over 25 volunteers coordinated by the garden's Warden, all aiding in the general upkeep and research of the site.

Wikipedia: Msida Bastion Historic Garden (EN)

1624 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 19: Church of Our Lady of Sorrows

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The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows is a Roman Catholic church in Pietà, Malta. It was established in the late 16th or early 17th century near a cemetery in which victims of the 1592–1593 Malta plague epidemic were buried. It was originally dedicated to Saint Roch, but after a convent was built next to it in the early 17th century it was rededicated to Our Lady of Sorrows. The church later gave its name to the town of Pietà which developed nearby, and the present building dates back to the mid-18th century when it was reconstructed. Both the church and the convent are currently in the hands of a Catholic youth ministry.

Wikipedia: Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Pietà (EN)

1808 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 20: St. Venera Church

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The Santa Venera Parish Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Santa Venera, Malta, dedicated to saint of the same name. It was constructed at various stages between 1954 and 2005, although the building is still incomplete, lacking bell towers.

Wikipedia: Santa Venera Parish Church (EN)

437 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 21: Wignacourt Aqueduct

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