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Day Trip by Bus to Valletta, Malta with 360 Panoramic Photo |
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Written by Falcon Eddie
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 Valletta is an astonishing place to visit and well worth the effort if you ever visit the islands of Malta. Most bus routes either start or end up in Valletta which, makes getting there very easy from any place in the island. A day ticket with unlimited bus rides costs only 3 Euro. For this small sum you can literally crisscross the whole of Malta in one day.
The City and Architecture
Dry Description Snipped From Wikipedia:
Valletta, the Città Umilissima (Most Proud City), is Baroque in character. However, it has elements of Mannerism, Neo-Classical with hints of Modern architecture located in selected areas. Valletta did not escape World War II unscathed; although it remained essentially Baroque in character, the war left major scars on the city.
All of the above description can be translated in one word "awesome". The narrow streets and tall buildings make every street look unique and the undulating landscape leading down to the harbour makes walking a little hard going. On the day I visited it was very hot, but with a steady, cooling sea breeze. Unfortunately, the concrete footpaths absorb all the heat and my feet were burnt and blistered quite badly within a short time. Actually, that's why there's only one photo, also when I setup the tripod in one of the main thoroughfares a policeman rushed over and insisted I pack up and move on. Strange, but true.
360° Panoramic Image Showing the Inner Harbour at Valetta, Malta.
It was a VERY hot and sunny day, so once again there's quite a bit of over exposure. However, the crystal clear blue waters of the Mediterranean are clearly visible.
National War Museum
The Malta War Museum, housed at Fort St.Elmo, has a permanent exhibition of relics and personal memorabilia of World War II including the heroic Gloster Gladiator -christened Faith as well as the George Cross. I walked all the way down to the fort, only to find it was closed for refurbishment until April 08... bugger!
It seems wherever you go in the Mediterranean there's always a "fort". Well, Valletta has quite a few to spare and you could spand a few days trying to explore them all.
However, the city is the capital and administration centre for Malta and around midday all of the civil servents suddenly appear on the streets searching for their favourite lunch spot. Very smartly dressed young people with a superior attitude towards "tourists".
I liked Valletta, shame about the War Museum.Selbstlebesmittelanschaffung-Wohnungen Malta Appartements Malte De Restauration D'Art de l'auto-portrait Apartamentos Malta Del Abastecimiento Del Uno mismo |
