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On the NE coast, 6 mls from the airport Valetta is a high, thin peninsula dominating and dividing the twin natural harbours. Steeper on the E side.
Valletta is a rough rectangle at the tip of a peninsula on Malta's northeast coast, just a few hundred metres across in either direction and surrounded by water on its northern, eastern and southern sides. From the City Gate at the southwest edge of Valletta, you can walk to the centre of town through a series of squares surrounded by palaces and cathedrals. While travelling through the Mediterranean, Sir Walter Scott described Valletta as 'the city built by gentlemen for gentlemen'. Today it's a beautifully preserved 16th-century walled city, small enough to cover in a few hours without sweating too much in the Mediterranean sun. One of the grandest is the Auberge de Castille, once the palace of the Spanish and Portuguese langue (a division of the Order of St John). It's now the office of the prime minister and not open to the public. This area is suitable for upmarket and middlemarket adults, especially those interested in history and culture.. The accommodation consists of mainly small character hotels in converted town houses and palazzos, some larger, more modern hotels outside the city. |
