Come to the Upper Barrakka Gardens for unparalleled panoramic views over Valetta ! Looking out over the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities, enjoy the calm and beauty of the gardens, which are dotted with cooling fountains and imbued with a sense o..

Works by Mattia Preti, Caravaggio and Matteo Perez d'Aleccio complement the incomparably rich ornamentation to endow St John's Co-Cathedral, an ode to the Baroque, with a value beyond imagining. A stunning building which is worthy of the Knights of M..

The Grand Master's Palace (16C) has an extraordinary history. Initially the seat of the Knights of Malta, today it houses the House of Representatives of Malta. The interior is opulently decorated and boasts works by master painters and an exceptiona..

Fort Saint Elmo looks out over the quays of Valletta 's Grand Harbour, which used to be a hub of intense trade, but today draws people who are out for a stroll. The pleasant terraces provide plenty of opportunities to enjoy the views over the fortif..

Marsamxett Harbour stretches out between the rocky spur on which the town stands, and the Manoel peninsula, where you will find the eponymous fort housing the remains of Charles-François de Mandion, the engineer entrusted with its construction. The h..

The National Museum of Archaeology retraces the history of human life on Malta, which stretches right back to 5 000 BC, as evidenced by the world's oldest megalithic remains dotted across the archipelago. The building in which the collection is house..

On 10 February, the Maltese turn out in force to commemorate the shipwreck of St Paul on the island in AD 60 with an enormous procession through the streets of Valletta . The Church of St Paul Shipwrecked, erected in his honour and remodelled in the..