Valletta & Vittoriosa - Malta

Walled cities have always held a universal fascination. I grew up within a stone's throw from two such cities. Both Vittoriosa and Valletta, the two Vs, have a strong link to the Order of St John. The World Heritage City of Valletta, soon to be the European Capital of Culture, came about as a result of a victorious war fought from behind the walls of Vittoriosa. Their stories of Knights and Grandmasters, their auberges and palaces intrigue me, as they do visitors and residents alike.

Thursday, January 05, 2017

Reliving history

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The Indulgence Divine bedroom was once the old house chapel. We love visiting historic palaces and houses - it gives us a feel of how p...
Monday, December 03, 2012

Local Christmas traditions

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Valletta decked out for the festivities Why is it that Christmas preparations seem to come round earlier every year? The race is on to a...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

On the map

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April 1st sees the start of a project that will place Valletta on the map. The Financial Times today features the project that will transfo...
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Monday, February 01, 2010

Old Valletta

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Just thought I'd share these pictures of life in Valletta in the past: Old Valletta - MALTA View more presentations from Info Note .
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Sunday, January 31, 2010

The Maltese Chav

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A word I came across often in childhood was one which portrayed the bogeyman of social standing, the one label you avoided, the ultimate con...
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Friday, January 08, 2010

A facelift for St Magdalen?

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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 i...

Kinky metal wear

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The Guardian's Jonathan Jones writes about armour in art: The artist Willem de Kooning once said oil painting was invented in order to ...
Thursday, January 07, 2010

Are you ready for a blast of colour?

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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 ...
Monday, January 04, 2010

History books were wrong on arid land

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. An article on the Times of Malta today reports new evidence that contradicts the common myth that Valletta was built on arid land. Mount ...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Citta' Magica

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The 9th of January holds a few surprises to those visiting or staying in Valletta. Citta Magica follows the events of Notte Bianca and Nott...
Thursday, September 24, 2009

Hearses with horses

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Some time ago, in Sicily I noticed a funny thing happening when a funeral cortege passed by. Some of the male onlookers touched themselves -...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

The little shop of follies

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"Cafe du Brazil" by Evilpainter This morning I met my friend Frank who is managing director of Hugo's Tapas in St George'...
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Summer festa

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. Anyone who's in Malta at this time of year will come across whole villages dressed to kill with elaborate banners and festoons, colour...
Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Gay Pride in Valletta

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. This week sees various activities for DiversCity , culminating in the Pride March this Saturday. Pride March is about visibility. It's...
Sunday, July 12, 2009

Malta Arts Festival and Censorship

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. It does not augur well for the annual Malta Arts Festival when the Arts Council decides to exclude an installation by artist Raphael Ve...
Tuesday, July 07, 2009

Piano piano, quickly.

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. Is Valletta finally getting the entrance that it deserves and in such a short period of time? The time line in the brief to world renowned...
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

The new entrance to Valletta

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Great expectations in Valletta today as this evening world renowned architect Renzo Piano himself will unveil his plans for City Gate. A han...
Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Square by Christmas

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. Various projects are mapped out for the north side of Valletta. There have been reports of a luxury hotel planned just up the road from V...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Bakeries in Malta

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. My uncle and aunt ran a bakery in Żabbar. Their day started early before sunrise and aunt Berna drove around town in a white van deliverin...
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Sunday, May 03, 2009

New kid on the blog

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. This blogging thing is becoming habitual. As a certain articulate chap said, I can resist anything but temptation. An invitation came my w...
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