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MALTA HELLo HELLo The Tour of Valletta Malta’s Capital City! Valletta, Malta’s Capital City and a World Heritage site, is nothing short of an open-air museum. Valletta known as Il-Belt, contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected area, though World War II left major scars on the city. The City of Valletta was officially recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The city is named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565. The official name given by the Order of Saint John was ‘Humilissima Civitas Valletta’ – The Most Humble City of Valletta or Citta’ Umilissima in Italian. The bastions, curtains and ravelins along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname Superbissima – Most Proud. During the tour you will walk through the bustling streets and to Barracca Gardens for a breathtaking panorama of the Grand Harbour. You will then visit St. John’s Co-Cathedral where you will see the painting ‘The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist’ by Caravaggio, considered one of Caravaggio’s masterpieces and the only painting signed by the painter. You will then watch the Malta Experience Show which will help you discover the Island and Malta’s amazing history. Free time will be available for shopping! 4 Price Adults Eur 35 Children (5-15 yrs) Eur 25 Children under 5 years – Free Price includes 4 Hour Valletta Guided Tour Malta Experience Show Ticket St. John’s Co-Cathedral Ticket EVERY MONDAY Pick-up time Cirkewwa 0830 Mellieha 0845 Xemxija 0900 Golden Bay 0900 St. Paul’s Bay 0915 Bugibba 0920 Qawra 0930 St. Julian’s 0945 Sliema 1000 Valletta 1015 Attard 0945
EVERY TUESDAY The Three Cities & Wine Tasting Tour The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa and Senglea. During the tour you will drive past Cospicua, a doublefortified harbour city and the largest of the three. It was also given a title as Citta’ Cottonera, but erroneously the title is now used to define the whole region. You will then arrive in Vittoriosa. Vittoriosa is ideally situated for safe anchorage and over time it has developed a very long history with maritime, mercantile and military activities. Prior to the establishment of Valletta as capital and main city of Malta, military powers that wanted to rule the Maltese islands would need to obtain control of Vittoriosa due to its significant position in the Grand Harbour. The third city Senglea is also called Civitas Invicta because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The name Senglea was given by the grandmaster who built it, Claude De La Sengle. The island on which Senglea lies was joined by a land bridge to Cospicua during the time of the Knights of St. John and as a result, it became peninsular in shape. During this tour you will walk through the various narrow streets shaded by many historic churches and buildings. You will then drive to the Marsovin Cellars in Marsa. The wine tasting tour commences with a historical introduction amongst original artefacts, followed by an explanation about the process of how the locally grown grapes are pressed, fermented and eventually transformed into wine. A walk through the 400-year-old ‘Ageing Cellars’ is an authentic and true piece of Maltese heritage. The wine sampling is held in the Marsovin wine bar, where trained staff guide guests through a wine tasting session to sample different Marsovin wines accompanied by a selection of local savouries like maltese bread and cheese. At the bar one also has the opportunity to purchase local Marsovin wines. Price Adults Eur 30 Children (5-15 yrs) Eur 23 Children under 5 years – Free Price includes 4 Hour Three Cities & Wine Tasting Guided Tour Tasting of Wine & Local Savouries Pick-up time MALTA HELLo HELLo Cirkewwa 0830 Mellieha 0845 Xemxija 0900 Golden Bay 0900 St. Paul’s Bay 0915 Bugibba 0920 Qawra 0930 St. Julian’s 0945 Sliema 1000 Valletta 1015 Attard 0945 5
Page 1 and 2: MALTA HELLo HELLo HISTORICAL & FUN
Page 3: Contents MALTA HELLo HELLo The Tour
Page 7 and 8: EVERY THURSDAY Discovering Gozo Mal
Page 9 and 10: EVERY SATURDAY Prehistoric Temples
Page 11 and 12: FESTA SEASON Village Fireworks With
Page 13 and 14: EVERY MONDAY Playmobil Tour You can
Page 15 and 16: EVERY THURSDAY Malta Bird Park Tour
Page 17 and 18: EVERY MONDAY Hungarian Full Day Exc
Page 19 and 20: Daily Comino Cruises Boat Parties S
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Page 23 and 24: MALTA HELLo HELLo Terms and Conditi

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