What to see in Valletta

Valletta highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

1. St John’s Co-Cathedral

   Baroque, with Caravaggio’s Beheading of Saint John.

2. Upper Barrakka Gardens

   A terrace above the Grand Harbour.

3. Palace of the Grand Master

   The seat of the Knights of St John.

4. Fort St Elmo

   A star-shaped fort at the tip of the peninsula.

5. Valletta Waterfront

   Baroque warehouses along the quay.

6. Manoel Theatre

   A theatre from 1731, one of the oldest still working.

7. Casa Rocca Piccola

   A 16th-century noble palace.

8. Lascaris War Rooms

   Tunnels of the British wartime headquarters.

Day trips from Valletta

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

• Malta with a guide ★ 4.8 (1,804 reviews)
• The Three Cities by boat ★ 4.5 (3,077 reviews)

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Typical food of Valletta

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Valletta from your kitchen).

Stuffat tal-fenek

Rabbit stewed with red wine, tomato and garlic, Malta’s national dish. It’s served in two courses: the sauce with spaghetti, then the rabbit.

• Serves 4
• 2 h

Ingredients

• 1 rabbit, cut into pieces
• 500 ml red wine
• 1 onion
• 6 garlic cloves
• 400 g crushed tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons tomato purée
• 200 g peas
• Bay leaf, thyme, salt and pepper
• Spaghetti

How to make it at home

1. Marinate the rabbit in the wine with the garlic and bay leaf overnight.
2. Drain, pat dry and brown it in oil.
3. Fry the onion, add the tomato, the purée and the wine from the marinade.
4. Return the rabbit and cook covered over a low heat for 1½ hours; add the peas at the end.
5. Toss some of the sauce with spaghetti as a first course and serve the rabbit as the main.

The trick: In Malta they hold a fenkata: a communal rabbit feast among friends.

Frequently asked questions about Valletta