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​Three days long weekend itinerary for Malta

A detailed break down on how to 'do it all' in Malta ​

Day 3

9/4/2016

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Valletta, Senglea, Cospicua, Vittriossa, Mosta and Mistra (St Paul's) bay for sunset
We had our flight at 21:45 tonight, so plenty of time to do everything on the list. However, since we got back to our rooms at around 2:30 am last night, we started a bit late (10:00 am).
Also, Sliema and St Julian's are nice places for night life and bars, doesn't have much to offer in terms of points of interest (you can take a walk to Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Sliema) and the bays are very so so. We walked around those places on our 1st night, and were done with it.
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First things first, St John's Co Cathedral in Valletta - must visit, and the free audio guide is worth it. And no, the dome of Valletta that you see from a distance and in all the pictures is not this one. That's Carmelite church.
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This cathedral is not only beautiful, but has a lot of history stored in it
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The beautiful steep streets of Valletta. The two main streets for photography are the Old Bakery Street and the Archbishop street.
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However, any narrow lane you turn to, its just picture perfect
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Malta follows the UK rules. UK adaptors and UK driving rules. And we also see plenty of British style telephone booths and post boxes all across the country.
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A little green here, maybe :)
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View from the Lower Barrakka gardens of Valletta
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View of the Waterfront and Upper Barrakka gardens from the Lower Barrakka gardens
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The Fort Saint Angelo in fortified city of Vittoriosa, as seen from the Upper Barrakka gardens. Sadly, the fort was closed on the day we visited.
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Senglea, another fortified city on the Grand Harbour, facing Valletta
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View of the Carmalite church and the Valletta skyline from the road leading to Sliema.
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Since most of these cities are so compact, that the best way to view one city is from the other one. Or by taking a ferry along the Grand Harbour, and viewing every city from the waters. This is Vittoriosa as seen from Senglea
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Fort Saint Angelo forms the backdrop here for this lovely Luzzu on Grand Harbour
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Senglea skyline from Vittoriosa - from the elevated gate of Fort Saint Angelo (the fort was closed that day).
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Since we had some time with us, we decided to drive to Mosta and visit the Mosta Dome. It was built between 1833 and the 1860s. The design of the present church is based on the Pantheon in Rome, and it is said to have the third largest unsupported dome in the world.
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The Mosta dome narrowly avoided destruction during World War II, since on 9 April 1942 a German aerial bomb pierced the dome and fell into the church during mass but failed to explode. This event was interpreted by the Maltese as a miracle. (Tip: if you just have Mdina and Rabat on your plan for the day, you can include Mosta, as its closer)
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We then drove to Mistra bay to view our final sunset before heading to the car rental to drop the car and head to the airport.
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  • My photo blogs
    • 6 days in the magical land of Jordan
    • Day trip to Cinque Terre, Italy
    • Long weekend in Malta - 3 days
    • Beyond Lisbon - a day trip to Sintra and Cabo da Roca
    • Weekend hiking in Algarve Portugal
    • BEYOND BERLIN: THE PERFECT WEEKEND IN DRESDEN AND BASTEI
    • FAIRYTALE PHOTOS OF HALSTATT, AUSTRIA
    • A GUIDE TO INDIA’S BLUE CITY OF JODHPUR
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