The street sign of Triq id-Dejqa, Strait Street, below an old painted “Cabaret” sign

Itinerary · Malta

Three days of British Malta

The naval harbour, the wartime shelters and the George Cross, Strait Street and the forts.

Three days, on foot and by ferry

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  1. Day 1

    1British Malta: the back story

    Valletta·In depth

    Read first.

  2. Day 1

    2Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum

    Valletta·Fort and museum

    The George Cross.

  3. Day 1

    3Lascaris War Rooms

    Valletta·Wartime headquarters

    Under the Upper Barrakka.

  4. Day 1

    4Strait Street

    Valletta·Bar street

    A drink in the old sailors’ street.

  5. Day 2

    5Underground Valletta

    Valletta·Guided tour

    The shelters below the city.

  6. Day 2

    6Fort St Angelo

    Birgu·Fort

    By ferry to Birgu.

  7. Day 3

    7Fort Rinella

    Kalkara·Victorian battery

    The Victorian battery at Kalkara.

  8. Day 3

    8Rotunda of Mosta

    Mosta·Church

    The dome the bomb pierced in 1942.

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