About this route
A walk through Europe's smallest capital — a fortress city built by the Knights of St John after the Great Siege of 1565.
Stops on this route
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Start
St. John's Co-Cathedral
Baroque cathedral with Caravaggio's largest painting and an ornate gilded interior.
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1
Grandmaster's Palace
16th-century palace of the Knights, now housing the President's office and a tapestry hall.
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2
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Terraced gardens with panoramic views over the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities.
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3
Fort St. Elmo
Star-shaped fortress at the tip of the Valletta peninsula, scene of the 1565 siege.
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End
National Museum of Archaeology
Prehistoric artefacts from Malta's megalithic temples, the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.
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