Holidays In Resorts & Hotels In Valletta, Malta

Valletta is the capital city of Malta and a very old town founded by the Grandmaster of the Order of Saint John (named Jean Parisot de la Valette) in 1566, being located in the central-eastern region of the island of Malta.

Nowadays the capital city is one of the top holiday destinations in Malta offering accommodation in a series of hotels and luxury resorts. Therefore, holidays in Valletta are very relaxing and have a true cosmopolitan charm!

The city was built on the Valletta Peninsula and has two natural harbors: Marsamxett and the Grand Harbor. The second one is Malta's major port with quays at Marsa and a cruise ships terminal built in the recent years.

In Valletta are located several high-end hotels with modern architecture but, due to its rich history, there are also many buildings with high historical value like St. John's Cathedral, built by the Knights of Malta and home to the only signed work of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio. Other important tourist attractions in Valletta are the fortress Auberge de Castille et Leon, the former official seat of the Knights of Malta, now office of the Prime Minister of Malta; the Magisterial Palace, built between 1571-1574, the seat of the Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, now housing the Maltese Parliament and the offices of the President of Malta; Manoel Theater, built in just ten months in 1731 at order of the Grand Master Antonio Manoel de Vilhena, nowaday one of the oldest working theaters in Europe; the Mediterranean Conference Center, actually the old Sacra Infermeria, built in 1574, one of Europe's most renowned hospitals during the rule of the Knights of Malta. Besides these landmarks, the fortifications built by the Knights as a magnificent series of bastions and curtains, about 330 feet (100 meters) high, designed to protect the city, are great points of interest, and as a result it are visited by most people who take delight in holidays in Malta.

A list of the top points of interest and sites to visit while holiday in Valletta includes:

- churches in Valletta such as St. John's Cathedral, Our Lady of Victories Church, Carmelite Church, St. Paul's Cathedral, St. James Church, and others.

- palaces in Valletta like The Grandmaster's Palace, now hosting the Parliament of Malta, Auberge de Castille, now hosting the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta, Auberge d'Aragon, host to the Ministry of Finance, Auberge d'Italie, where can be now found Malta's Tourism Authority, and others.

- museums in Valletta like St. John's Cathedral Museum, Grandmaster's Palace Armory Museum, Malta's War Museum from Fort Saint Elmo, the National Museums of Archaeology hosted by Auberge De Provence, National Museum of Fine Arts, Manoel Theater Museum and the Toy Museum.

- forts in Valletta like Saint Elmo and Saint James Cavalie.

- parks in Valletta like the Upper Barrakka Gardens, Lower Barrakka Gardens and Hastings Gardens.

- squares in Valletta such as St. John, St. George, Queen's Square, Great Siege Square, Freedom Square and Castile Square.

- sites in Valletta like Castellania, the former law court of Knights of Malta, the Mediterranean Conference Center, the entire waterfront in Valletta, Triton Fountain and the Public Library.

All these places can be visited at best by booking longer package holidays to Valletta, which allow travelers also to enjoy for more time the comfortable accommodation amenities provided by the high-end hotels set in the city.