OUR FAVOURITE HANG-OUTS IN VALLETTA
Upper Baraka Gardens - amazing view, midday gun salute, recently completed lift to the harbour below
Lower Baraka Gardens - we love it at sunset
St. Barbara Bastions - watching the big boats enter harbour
Coastline around Fort St Elmo - raw nature around a mega-fortress
St John’s Co-Cathedral - unique church, grand Caravaggio
The new City Gate & parliament building - the recent contemporary addition to the city by Renzo Piano
CULTURAL ENTERTAINMENT
Valletta Contemporary – private gallery
Spazju Kreattiv - left field movies and art exhibitions
R Gallery - new contemporary art gallery just across the harbour
Il-Lokal - local art and design products
Malta Society of Arts – the oldest art institution housed in a beautiful palazzo
Manoel Theatre - classical and contemporary shows and music
VALLETTA’S 300 OR SO RESTAURANTS RANGE FROM YOUR TYPICAL TOURIST TRAP TO HIGH QUALITY, MOST OF THEM RELATIVELY WELL PRICED AND LOCATED A FEW MINUTES’ WALK AWAY. WE OFTEN GO TO THE FOLLOWING.
GETTING AROUND
If you need to leave Valletta, you can walk up to the main bus terminus at the city’s main entrance at the end of Republic Street. Alternatively, you can go to Birgu and visit “The Three Cities” with a ferry or a unique Maltese luzzu, located in front of Upper Barraka Garden lift, which is quick, cheap and cheerful. Another option is to take the ferry to Sliema from the Marsamxetto jetty, or if you have a day to spare, get the fast ferry to Gozo.