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A guide to what to see & Do in Valletta and the surrounding areas

Valletta is the picturesque capital of the small island nation of Malta. Listed as one UNESCO? S World Heritage sites, the city is like a big open-air museum of Baroque architecture that adorn the city, its fine palaces and churches and Local museums.

The city was built by the architect Francisco Laperelli Vatican during the 16th Century, immediately after the Great Siege of 1565 Valletta and still holds, glory and splendor today. Because of its unique and historic setting, the city plays host various cultural events, from theater to opera.

The city occupies a peninsula that breathtaking vies of the Mediterranean sea offers. Valletta also offers a great view of Malta? S Grand Harbour, a the most beautiful ports in the Mediterranean.

In order to really explore and experience the beauty of Valletta? S honey colored streets, you need to go on foot. If you live in the city gates, the roads take you all the way to Fort St. Elmo. There you will also see middle of the small cafes and shopping boutiques, the bomb on the spot where the Royal Opera House used to stand before the Second World War. Walking further down you see the Archeological Museum, the prehistoric pottery, Roman Punic grave houses and furniture and personal ornaments and sculptures from the megalithic temples.

Walking along Republic Street, you will , See St. John? S Square or Piazza San Gwann with St. John? S Co-Cathedral. The cathedral, though clearly from the outside, is a must see for its ornate interior. It is also the most important and most spectacular monument in Valletta.

The Lower Barraca Gardens, a little further along Triq il-low Mediterranean with great views of the sea, the Victory Bell, and Sir Alexander Bell statue. The Collegiate Church of St. Paul's Shipwreck in St. Paul Street as the city is considered? S because of its hidden gems ornate Baroque interior. The church also said to a wrist bone of St. Paul and half of the column was beheaded on where the saint.

Some of the other beautiful churches in Valletta is St. Francis of Assisi, Church of St. Augustine, Sanctuary Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Caramel, Carmelite Church, Anglican Cathedral of St. Paul, Church of Christ Redeemer Church of the Jesuits, the church of St. Mary of Jesus, Scots Church of St. Andrew, Our Lady of Pilar Church, Church and Monastery of St. Catherine, Parish Church of Our Lady of Fair skies and St. Dominic, St. Mary Magdalene Church and St. Anna Chapel, Chapel of the Sacra Infermeria, Church of St. Nicholas, St. Roque, church and monastery St. Ursula's Church Our Lady of Damascus, St. James, St. Barbara Church, the Church of St. Catherine of Italy Church of Our Lady of Victories, Church of the Holy Virgin of Notre Dame de Liesse, Church of the Holy Family from Egypt, St. Lucy Church

Some of the festivals and special events in Valletta, the need tourists can see, the Carnival in February / March, the Mediterranean Food Festival in March, Jazz Festival in July, the Malta International Airshow in September, Malta Historic Cities Festival and the Rolex Middle Sea Race in October.

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