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Walled cities have always had something magical about them, and this World Heritage City has always been close to my heart. I grew up on the Maltese islands and "il-Belt" (the capital city) with its stories of Knights and Grandmasters, its palaces and museums intrigued me as it does visitors and residents alike.

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

On the map

April 1st sees the start of a project that will place Valletta on the map. The Financial Times today features the project that will transform the entrance to the city:It is 1565 and the Knights of St John have just recorded a famous victory over the advancing Ottoman Turks by resisting a four-month-

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

Old Valletta

Just thought I'd share these pictures of life in Valletta in the past: Old Valletta - MALTAView more presentations from Info Note.

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

The Maltese Chav

A word I came across often in childhood was one which portrayed the bogeyman of social standing, the one label you avoided, the ultimate condescending insult. Here, Dr Mark-Anthony Falzon, Head of the Sociology Department at the University of Malta dares to tackle the social connotations of the word

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

A facelift for St Magdalen?

Anyone who has stayed at Valletta G-House will have noticed a pretty old church at the top of North Street in dire need of TLC. Ok, this is speculation on my part, but could it be that it's in line to be restored to its original glory? According to the Malta Independent today, the deconsecrated chu

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

Kinky metal wear

The Guardian's Jonathan Jones writes about armour in art:The artist Willem de Kooning once said oil painting was invented in order to portray flesh. He might just as well have said it was created to convey the metallic gleam of armour.Men regularly wore metal in the 15th century, when oil painting f

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

Are you ready for a blast of colour?

Carnival 2010 (or il-Karnival as it is known in Malta) will kick off on 12 February this year and it will bring a much awaited injection of colour to Valletta. Here are some pictures from last year's Carnival.

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

History books were wrong on arid land

.An article on the Times of Malta today reports new evidence that contradicts the common myth that Valletta was built on arid land. Mount Sceberras had been chosen by Grand Master Jean de la Valette as the site to build the new capital city after the Great Siege in 1565.Described in most local histo

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

Citta' Magica

The 9th of January holds a few surprises to those visiting or staying in Valletta. Citta Magica follows the events of Notte Bianca and Notte Magica. The only difference is the event caters for creatures of the day as well as those of the night. Citta Magica starts at noon and will go on until midnig

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

Hearses with horses

Some time ago, in Sicily I noticed a funny thing happening when a funeral cortege passed by. Some of the male onlookers touched themselves - a superstitious habit that I have not noticed elsewhere. Not a thing of elegance, I'm sure. The Times of Malta has recently reported the entrepreneurial idea o

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Valletta - Maltese Islands · 2Y ago

The little shop of follies

"Cafe du Brazil" by EvilpainterThis morning I met my friend Frank who is managing director of Hugo's Tapas in St George's Bay, for a coffee in Birgu. The city is all set for the second village feast this month (don't ask me which patron saint this one's dedicated to) so there's a feeling of celebrat

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