Name: Visit to the Three Cities from Valletta
SKU: 41536
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 6h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Your tour will start in the capital of Mala - Valletta. As the city is rich in historical attractions, such as St. John´s Cathedral and the Grand Masters Palace, you will have an exciting adventure. Get to see the Barrakka Gardens which will provide you with fascinating panoramic views. Much more you will find at the Three Cities area: Vittoriosa, Cospicua & Senglea. You will walk down the local streets together with your friendly tour guide, listening to fascinating stories regarding the local history, culture and architecture.

What's included

English-spaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation

Food and drinks
Entrance fee to St John’s Cathedral Ticket

Pick-up and drop-off at the port of Valletta

Highlights

Malta

Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It's a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.

St John's Cathedral

St John's Co-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann). The church was designed by the Maltese architect Girolamo Cassar, who designed several of the more prominent buildings in Valletta. In the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style by Mattia Preti and other artists. The interior of the church is considered to be one of the finest examples of high Baroque architecture in Europe.

The Grandmaster's Palace

The Grandmaster's Palace, officially known as The Palace, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, who ruled Malta, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace. It eventually became the Governor's Palace, and it currently houses the Office of the President of Malta. Parts of the building, namely the Palace State Rooms and the Palace Armoury, are open to the public as a museum run by Heritage Malta.

Three Cities

The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Birgu, Senglea, and Cospicua in Malta. The oldest of the Three Cities is Birgu, which has existed prior to the Middle Ages. The other two cities, Senglea and Cospicua, were both founded by the Order of Saint John in the 16th and 17th centuries. The Three Cities are enclosed by the Cottonera Lines, along with several other fortifications. The term Cottonera is synonymous with the Three Cities, although it is sometimes taken to also include the nearby town of Kalkara.

Upper Barrakka Gardens

The Upper Barrakka Gardens are a public garden in Valletta, Malta. Along with the Lower Barrakka Gardens in the same city, they offer a panoramic view of the Grand Harbour. The gardens are located on the upper tier of St. Peter & Paul Bastion, which was built in the 1560s

Valletta

Valletta (or Il-Belt) is the tiny capital of the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. The walled city was established in the 1500s on a peninsula by the Knights of St. John, a Roman Catholic order. It’s known for museums, palaces and grand churches. Baroque landmarks include St. John’s Co-Cathedral, whose opulent interior is home to the Caravaggio masterpiece "The Beheading of Saint John."

Itinerary

09:00

You will be met at the port and guided you to your air-conditioned transportation ready to commence your tour.

This tour will start with a trip to Valletta, Malta’s capital city, for a guided tour through the bustling streets. This unique city built for gentlemen by gentlemen was built after the Great Siege of 1565 and named after the Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valletta.

In Valletta you will first stop at the Barrakka Gardens – built on the elevated bastion ramparts. These beautiful gardens commend stunning panoramic views of the Grand Harbour and the three cities. During the tour will also visit St. John´s Cathedral – this splendid church was originally the conventual church of the Order of St. John. With its fine Baroque architecture, elaborate Grand Masters’ monuments and exclusive precious works of art including a Caravaggio this cathedral is not to be missed.

After the Cathedral, you continue your walking tour to see from the outside the Grand Masters Palace – this Magisterial Palace was the official and private residence of the Grand Master of the Order. Today the Palace is the splendid residence of the President of Malta. Continue to walking tour in Valletta. Afterwards, you will head to the Southern part of the island in order to discover the historical area known as the Three Cities: Vittoriosa, Cospicua & Senglea. A drive past Cospicua will bring you to Vittoriosa where you shall walk through the various narrow streets shaded by many historic buildings and churches. From the old quay you will get the opportunity to take a typical ‘fregatina’ for a tour of the famous harbour creeks (subject to weather conditions; price of fregatina not included in price). You will also see the quay where super yachts are docked.

At the end of your tour you will be dropped off at the port to join your ship in plenty of time.

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