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What to know before visiting Valletta
Valletta is an administrative unit and the capital of Malta. Located on the main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, its population within administrative limits in 2014 was 6,444. According to the data from 2020 by Eurostat, the Functional Urban Area and metropolitan region covered the whole island and has a population of 480,134. Valletta is the southernmost capital of Europe, and at just 0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi), it is the European Union's smallest capital city.Valletta's 16th-century buildings were constructed by the Knights Hospitaller. The city was named after Jean Parisot de Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion during the Great Siege of Malta. The city is Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Opera House. The city was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The city has 320 monuments, all within an area of 0.55 square kilometres (0.21 sq mi), making it one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world. Sometimes called an "open-air museum", Valletta was chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2018. Valletta is also the sunniest city in Europe.The city is noted for its fortifications, consisting of bastions, curtains and cavaliers, along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT +02:00
Currency
Maltese Lira
1USD = 0.39 MTL
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
10.2°
10.2°
FEB
9.3°
15.7°
MAR
10.8°
17.3°
APR
12.9°
20.0°
MAY
15.9°
24.3°
JUN
19.7°
29.0°
JUL
22.2°
31.8°
AUG
23.0°
31.9°
SEP
21.1°
28.6°
OCT
18.2°
25.0°
NOV
15.1°
20.7°
DEC
12.0
17.2°
Popular Activities
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St. John's Co-Cathedral
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Lower Barrakka Gardens
The Malta Experience
Casa Rocca Piccola
National War Museum - Fort St Elmo
St. George’s Square
The Lascaris War Rooms
City Gate
Triton Fountain
Siege Bell War Memorial
National Museum of Archaeology
Hastings Garden Malta
St. Paul's Cathedral
Malta 5D
The Valletta Waterfront
Bażilika Santwarju tal-Madonna tal-Karmnu
Grandmaster Palace Courtyard
Malta Postal Museum & Arts Hub
Saint-John's Cathedral Museum
Teatru Manoel
MUZA - Museum of Fine Arts
Fortifications Interpretation Centre
The Knights Hospitallers
Palazzo de La Salle
St. Elmo Heritage building
San Anton Gardens
Boom-Defence
Saluting Battery
Knisja tal-Vittorja
Underground Valletta
Basilica of Saint Dominic & Porto Salvo
Pjazza Teatru Rjal
Spazju Kreattiv
Il-Berġa ta' Kastilja
Nativity Museum Malta
Monument Enea di Ugo Attardi
Il monument tal Assedju I Kbir
Archbishop's Palace
St. Augustine Church
Antiche mura
Sliema Promenade
San Ġorġ Preca
Palazzo Parisio
Fort St. Angelo
Pjazza San Publiju
Knisja ta’ San Franġisk ta’ Assisi
Independence Square
Central Bank of Malta Currency Museum
Notre Dame Gate
Blue Grotto
St Paul's Cathedral
Inquisitor's Palace
Valletta
Knisja Santa Katerina tal-Italja
Red Phone Booth and balconies
Barrakka Lift
Għar Dalam Cave
St Paul’s Catacombs
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