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Malta Valetta
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 **Valletta Location ** ·  **Officially the name for Valletta is II-Belt Valletta ** ·  Valletta is located on Malta's North East coast, 10 km from Luqa airport ·  Valletta occupies approximately half of the Sciberras peninsular at it's seaward end. the other half at the landward end is occupied by Floriana ·  To the North is Marsamxett Harbour, to the east the Mediterranean Sea and to the south the magnificent Grand Harbour  · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta is the capital of Malta. As capital cities go it is relatively modern, being built after the "Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Turks in 1565". <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta is a fortified town, and are supposedly the best and most powerful old fortifications in the world <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The fortifications were started in 1566 by Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette, 3 years later the fortifications were almost complete before the building of the city itself. Valletta was built using a grid layout <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 7pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">As you walk down Republic Street you will notice that the shops become less frequent after the Palace and the lower end towards St Elmo fort is far more residencial. There are still a few attractions to be found in this lowers end. But do look upwards to see the marvelous wooden balconies, especially in the side and narrower streets <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> has a vast array of <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">attractions <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> and tourist placesof interest to visit. Many of the attractions are about <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Malta's dramatic history <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> and it's defence following it's <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">two great sieges <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">. The first siege by the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Ottoman turks in 1565 <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> when the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Knights of St. John <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> repelled the invaders and the second in the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Second World War <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> when the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">German & Italian forces <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> bombed and attempted to unsuccessfully starve the island into submission.
 * <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Valletta Description **
 * <span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Valletta Attractions **

Valletta is built on top of a hill <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> Mount Sceberras <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">, and surrounded by harbours or the ses on 3 sides giving magnificent view from strategic points of it's formidable fortifications, possibly the best medieval fortifications in the world, and still almost entirely intact.

See our <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> information pages and photographs <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> of <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Valletta's Attractions]

**<span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Valletta Seafront & Valletta Rock Beaches ** <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Harbours and the sea surrounds Valletta on 3 sides <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> all of the sea frontage lies outside of the fortifications which forms a barrier between the city and the seafront. Great views of the harbours are obtainable from high vantage points in Valletta's fortifications, See <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[|Hastings Gardens][|Lower Barrakka Gardens] [|Upper Barrakka Gardens] <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There are only a few places that attract tourists to the seafront <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> ~ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ferry <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> stage on the north side with a <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">very popular passenger ferry service <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> to & from <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sliema <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">. Note The <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">ferry <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> service often has concessionary reduced price tickets to some of Valletta's attractions. There is a short but very steep hill between the ferry and Valletta's town centre <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ~ The water polo / swimming pool near the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sliema ferry ~ The <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">ferry <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> service on the south side to the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">3 cities <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> located near the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">custom house <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> ~ The <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> fish market <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">· <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There are no sandy beaches in Valetta, but there are rocks to sun bathe on between the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Sliema ferry <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">landing stage <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> and the <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Jews Sally port <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> located towards <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Fort St Elmo <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> **<span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Shopping in Valletta ** <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta is Malta's main shopping centre. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Republic street **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> that runs downhill from **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta's city gate **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">, where the bus station is located on the outer side of the gate <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Runn<span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> ing parallel to **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Republic street **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> is **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Merchant street **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">, the location of the market, ideal for those on self catering holidays, and more shops

**<span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Nightlife in Valletta ** <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There are quiet bars and restaurants. Valletta is a hive of activity in the day, but at night the city relaxes. For those wanting a more exiting or noisier nightlife head for Sliema, St Julians or for Malta's nightlife capital, the Paceville (pronounced Patchy Vill, as in Villa) area of St. Julian's

**<span style="color: fuchsia; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">Valletta Restaurants & Cuisine ** <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Valletta has a good choice of restaurants for a quiet evening meal. The city itself boasts a number of cafes for convenient dining. <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">The Main square **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> next to the **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Palace **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> and other squares in the same areaare very popular with **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">open air restaurants. **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">There are a few cafes or restaurants with great views located around the city ramparts <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">§ **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Upper and Lower Barrakka Gardens **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU; msobidifontfamily: Wingdings; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Wingdings; msofareastlanguage: EN-AU; msolist: Ignore;">§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">Near **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;">St Johns Cavalier **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-AU;"> overlooking the ditch = Sports in Valletta  = <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;">  <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Scuba Diving for beginners and experienced divers is available from Diving schools <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Snorkeling in the sea <span style="color: black; font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 9.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; msobidifontsize: 9.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msolist: Ignore;"> <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Many hotels & aparthotels have their own sporting facilities. 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<span style="color: windowtext; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Valletta Bus Station
<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 9pt;">Valletta Bus Station is located just outside Valletta's city gate and the fortified walls and surround the Triton fountain. The bus station is the hub of Malta's transport system. The majority of busses, depart and return to this bus station A bus route map and timetable is available from information kiosks. There are about 4 transport information kiosks scattered around the bus station amongst the stalls selling food, drinks . ^^^^^MAP OF MALTA VALLETTA^^^^^ 

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