Valletta
Valletta or Il-Belt is the capital of Malta. Historically built as harbour city to first capital, Valletta preserves much of its 16th-century architectural heritage built under the Hospitallers. Wikivoyage
Population 5,197 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Malta
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Saint John's Co-Cathedral Attraction · 10 m -
National Museum of Archaeology Museum · 130 m -
Grandmaster's Palace Museum · 170 m -
Auberge d'Italie Attraction · 180 m -
Church of Saint Barbara Church · 180 m -
Lascaris War Rooms Museum · 320 m -
Casa Rocca Piccola Museum · 340 m -
Saluting Battery Museum · 350 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Valletta International Baroque Festival
January
The Valletta International Baroque Festival is one of the largest music festivals of Malta. It was founded by its present Artistic Director Kenneth Zammit Tabona in 2013.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Valletta); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Eating nearby
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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.