Valletta

We took the ferry (10-15 minutes) to Valletta, Malta’s capital. Valletta is incredibly charming and immediately wished that we had stayed here instead of Sliema. This town, much like Gozo builds in the old style stone buildings. There are massive churches and buildings of grandeur everywhere. Being Malta, naturally it is also a fortress.

Quick history:), Malta has been fought over for centuries due to its critical location in the Mediterranean for both shipping routes and communication. This goes back to the 16th century Ottoman Empire invasion up until WWII, when Malta became one of the most bombed countries in the world. In fact, 40% of Valletta was destroyed during WWII.

Walking the cobblestoned streets of Valletta, it would be hard to distinguish it from any other European city, meaning, it’s beautiful. Valletta is quaint but also quite touristy, can’t imagine what it is like in the summer. After touring the city for a few hours, we visited Ft St Elmo’s (there was no fire to be seen:). This is an amazing museum that focuses on Malta’s military history. Right up my alley.

We tried some Pastizz, classic Maltese street food, which is a lightly fried with a choose your adventure style food inside, my choice was chicken curry. 😋 we still have to try Ftira (Maltese bread) and Maltese coffee where they infuse roasted chicory, ground cloves and ground aniseed into the coffee beans. We are really enjoying Malta and will check out the three cities, and the Sunday fish market over the course of the weekend.Læs mere