Discover Valletta 2026

Behind the plain Baroque facade lies one of the most magnificent church interiors in Europe, with a marble floor made of over 400 tombstones of the Knights of Malta and Caravaggio's monumental masterpiece The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in the adjoining oratory.

Laid out on the bastions, the gardens offer one of the most beautiful views of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities and are the setting for the daily Saluting Battery cannon shot at noon, a popular spectacle for visitors from all over the world.

The natural deep-water harbor ranks among the most impressive natural harbors of the Mediterranean and is framed by the capital's mighty bastions as well as the historic Three Cities on the opposite side, best experienced on a traditional dghajsa boat ride.

The star-shaped fortress at the tip of the peninsula defended the city during the Great Siege by the Ottomans in 1565 and today houses the National War Museum, with exhibits on Malta's turbulent military history from the Middle Ages to World War II.

Malta International Airport is about 8 kilometers south of the capital and reachable by bus or taxi in about 20 minutes. Direct flights from Zurich run several times a week with a flight time of about two hours.

Behind the plain Baroque facade lies one of the most magnificent church interiors in Europe, with a marble floor made of over 400 tombstones of the Knights of Malta and Caravaggio's monumental masterpiece The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in the adjoining oratory.

Laid out on the bastions, the gardens offer one of the most beautiful views of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities and are the setting for the daily Saluting Battery cannon shot at noon, a popular spectacle for visitors from all over the world.

The natural deep-water harbor ranks among the most impressive natural harbors of the Mediterranean and is framed by the capital's mighty bastions as well as the historic Three Cities on the opposite side, best experienced on a traditional dghajsa boat ride.