Valletta City of the Knights: Discover Cultural Legacy on a 3.5-Hour Walking Tour
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Il-Mellieħa
Immerse yourself in the cultural legacy of Valletta, the fortified city built by the Knights in 1566. Explore stunning landmarks, including St. Johns Co-Cathedral and the Grand Masters’ Palace, on a 3.5-hour walking tour.
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Upper Barrakka Gardens - We walk to the Barracca Garden for a panoramic view of Grand Harbour.
  • St. John’s Co-Cathedral - St Johns Co-Cathedral, Maltas greatest treasure that includes the famous painting by Caracaggio.
  • The Malta Experience - Proceeding the Malta Experience, an audiovisual show where Malta’s history throughout the centuries is brought back to life.
What's Included
  • Complimentary hotel pickup and drop-off service
  • Professional driver and guide throughout the tour
What's Not Included
  • Food and drinks
  • Souvenir photos (available to purchase)
  • We do not offer the Archaeology Museum in the Valletta City Of The Knights
Additional Information

Join us on a captivating journey through the lively streets of Valletta, a city fortified by the Knights in 1566. With their rule over the islands lasting 268 years, the St. John Order has left an unparalleled cultural imprint, with Valletta being the quintessential monument of this legacy. We commence our adventure with a stunning view of the Grand Harbour from the Upper Barracca Gardens. Next, we tour St. Johns Co-Cathedral and appreciate the Caravaggio masterpieces residing in the Oratory. Inside the Co-Cathedral, you will find one of the world’s most exquisite marble floors. As we stroll down Republic Street, we’ll see the Grand Masters’ Palace (from the exterior) and the recently renovated St. George’s Square. Lastly, we’ll immerse ourselves in the Malta Experience, an audiovisual presentation that resurrects Malta’s historical episodes across generations.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
Location
Paradise Bay Resort | 4 Star Resort in Malta
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Clare
Feb 18, 2020
Beautiful Valletta - Jennifer was an excellent guide and it was a beautiful and well-paced tour in the sunshine showing us the delights of Valletta. A time change, 2 languages rather than just English and replacement in the itinerary - all different to the trip advertised gives this 4 rather than 5 stars
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Philippa
Sep 16, 2018
Valletta Walking Tour - We had to do a lot of waiting around at the beginning. We were told to go to the pick up point for 9 but the tour started well after 10.00. The tour guide was very informative, though, and the tour was interesting. Valletta is a spectacular city and well worth a visit.
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Angela
Mar 2, 2018
I enjoyed this trip. The walking... - <p>I enjoyed this trip. The walking part was very informative. The view from the Upper Barraka Gardens was impressive although we were only given 10 mins to take photos etc. By far the most impressive part was St-Johns Co-Cathedral which was breathtaking and having a headset to listen to the information about the it made it more interesting.</p>
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Glenysed
Jan 15, 2018
This was a very good tour based on... - <p>This was a very good tour based on so much history, really enjoyed the brief film on The Malta Experience at the end as it covered the progression thru history which was very useful in understanding the architecture, the culture, the religious backgrounds.<br/> Most enjoyable!</p>
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Sooskyjaan
Jun 4, 2017
The tour was in 3 different... - <p>The tour was in 3 different languages hence a great deal of time was spent explaining. The museums were wonderful as so was the church we visited.</p>
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Till_w
Oct 18, 2019
Enjoyable tour - The tour guide (I think her name was Janine?) was knowledgeable and friendly, I think she did a good job and I can recommend her. What was not optimal: - The tour was advertised as containing entry fees to the grandmaster's palace, but we didn't go there. Instead we went to see a "5D" movie about Malta (~15 minutes). - Meeting time was preponed within 24 hours prior to the tour by more than one hour (no problem with that) but then we had to wait for 15 to 20 minutes until someone showed up - There was an unnecessary transport shared with other groups at the beginning from the communicated meeting point to another one. We could have went to the final meeting point on our own if it had been communicated upfront. Apart from that the group size was ok albeit a little big (I think about 27 persons). In crowded places it was sometimes hard to understand the guide - as an improvement I would recommend to provide headsets to the attendees and for the guide to use a microphone. That way the guide can even speak while walking in front and leading the group through the streets. Nevertheless I enjoyed the tour!
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Roxana_d
Jan 5, 2019
Disappointing experience due to failure to comply the predefined schedule - During the last 12 years we were never be disappointed by the tours booked by Viator, but this time we were surprised by the failure to comply the predefined schedule. On Viator site it is mentioned that the walking tour, including the visit of St. Johns's co-cathedral, it contains also a little pass through La Valletta harbor on a traditional harbor boat and an audiovisual show about Malta's history. In stead of that after visiting Barracca Gardens and St. Johns's co-cathedral (were the guide did not accompanied us) our guide sad good-by to us. Actually we have spent with her about 1.5-Hour instead of 3.5-Hour. When we have claimed these discrepancies she told us that maybe we had to go on another tour but she picked-up us from the hotel based on our voucher with a certain booking reference number. She was entitled to accept us or not depending on these coordinates.
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