Voltant per la Valetta
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 4.24 mi
- Elevation gain
- 636 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 636 ft
- Max elevation
- 199 ft
- TrailRank
-
55
5
- Min elevation
- 44 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Moving time
- 2 hours
- Time
- 3 hours 26 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1193
- Uploaded
- May 13, 2024
- Recorded
- May 2024
near Floriana, Il-Furjana (Malta)
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CATALAN
Valletta draws our attention, above all, for its small size. The capital of Malta
it is also the smallest in the European Union, embedded in a small peninsula
more than a kilometer in dimension on each side and no possibility of
grow up; but even so it is a fundamental destination when it comes to tourism in Malta.
In reality, the metropolitan area of the capital of Malta goes well beyond that
is this small peninsula and extends through more modern localities to the north, south and
west of the capital, but historically and landscape-wise, the small area
Walled Valletta is the most valuable.
Valletta was born in the 16th century and its origin is closely linked to the knights of
the Order of Saint John (better known as the Order of Malta). It gets its name from
the former Grand Master of the Order who promoted its construction, Jean Parisot de
la Valette and has a spectacular geographical location, which together
with a network of fortifications and bastions it greatly facilitated its defense in front
of foreign attacks.
The city of Valletta borders on the east with the town of Floriana. There is no space between
both. On the other side of the wall is the capital of Malta. At the limit, serving
almost as an entry point to the city, we find the bus terminal of the
Plaça de la Font del Tritó, located right in front of the entrance to the capital.
Plaça de la Font del Tritó is also the island's main public transport hub
of Malta and collects the headers of most of the bus lines on the island.
Through that door we enter the city on Carrer de la República, the real heart and
Valletta's main artery. Carrer República - which is mostly pedestrianized
the entire route - crossing from east to west the entire peninsula of Valletta housing
buildings of so much interest as the Palau del Gran Maestre or the access to the Cathedral of
Saint John.
Valletta is a city where all its streets are straight and cross in a way
grid Only in some parts where the orography has not made it possible
resort to bends or even to bridge unevenness with stairs. The street
República also marks the central part of the city, as if it were the nerve of a leaf
of tree Parallel to it we have the other great street of the capital of Malta, the street
Merchants, but despite being commercial and alive it does not reach the ends of the street
neighbor Between the two, they accumulate practically all of the commercial life of the
Valletta, as well as its official buildings. Perpendicularly, others appear
minor streets that connect the northern part of the coast with the southern part.
The Barrakka Gardens are one of the few green spaces in Valletta
and they are famous, above all, for the view: you can enjoy a magnificent view of the
Gran Harbor in its entirety, with the Three Cities in the background. They are divided into upper
Barrakka and lower Barrakka (upper and lower), one being exactly above
the other, which can lead to confusion.
Below the upper Barrakka is the Saluting Battery, a line of guns used
since the English period to greet ships entering the Grand Harbour.
Even today, two salvos are fired each day, at 12:00 and 16:00, as well as
on certain occasions.
The Lower Barrakka Gardens (lower) are about 500 meters from the
superiors As the latter were built on a bastion, in this case that of Sant Cristoforo. While the upper gardens are quite crowded with tourists, the lower ones are mostly frequented by villagers. Also characteristic of the park is a small temple in the Greek (Doric) style: it is actually a monument from 1811, erected to commemorate Alexander Ball, the British admiral who forced the French to surrender after the occupation French of Malta in 1802.
If cannons fire in the upper Barrakka, a bell rings in the lower ring: it's the
Siege Bell Memorial, a monument dedicated to all those who lost their lives
to defend Malta during the Second World War. Opened in 1992, touch
every day at 12:00. On one side of the monument is an inscription that reads
Obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli (Psalms 139:8, a vulgar version of the
Bíblia de Sant Jeroni, in us during the period of the Cavallers), which means «em
"You will protect in times of war."
CASTILIAN
Valleta catches our attention, above all, for its small size. The capital of Malta
It is also the smallest in the European Union, embedded in a peninsula of little
more than a kilometer in size on each side and without the possibility of
grow; but it is still a fundamental destination when it comes to tourism in Malta.
In reality, the metropolitan area of the capital of Malta goes much further than what
is this small peninsula and extends through more modern towns in the north, south and
west of the capital, but historically and scenically, the small area
walled city of Valletta is the most valuable.
Valletta was born in the 16th century and its origin is closely linked to the knights of
the Order of Saint John (better known as the Order of Malta). It receives its name from
the former Grand Master of the Order who promoted its construction, Jean Parisot de
la Valette and has a spectacular geographical location, which together
With a network of fortifications and bastions, it greatly facilitated its defense against
from foreign attacks.
The city of Valletta borders to the east with the town of Floriana. There is no space between
both. On the other side of the wall is the capital of Malta. To the limit, serving
Almost as an entry point to the city, we find the bus terminal of the
Plaza de la Font del Tritó, located right in front of the entrance door to the capital.
The Plaza de la Font del Tritó is also the main public transport hub on the island
of Malta and brings together the headers of most of the island's bus lines.
Through that door we enter the city along Republic Street, the authentic heart and
Valletta's main artery. República Street - which is almost pedestrian
the entire route-crossing from east to west the entire Valletta peninsula housing
buildings of such interest as the Grand Master's Palace or access to the Cathedral of
San Juan.
Valletta is a city in which all its streets are straight and intersect in a
grid. Only in some parts where the orography has not made it possible
resort to curves or even to overcome unevenness with stairs. The street
República also marks the central part of the city, as if it were the nerve of a leaf
of tree. Parallel to it we have the other great street of the capital of Malta, the street
Merchants, but despite being commercial and alive, it does not reach the ends of the street
neighbor. Between them, they accumulate practically the entire commercial life of the company.
Valletta, as well as its official buildings. Perpendicularly, other
minor streets that connect the northern part of the coast with the southern part.
The Barrakka Gardens, or Barrakka Gardens, are one of the few green spaces in Valletta
and they are famous, above all, for their view: you can enjoy a magnificent view of the
Grand Harbor in its entirety, with the Three Cities in the background. They are divided into upper
Barrakka and lower Barrakka (upper and lower), one being exactly above
the other, which can cause confusion.
Below the upper Barrakka is the Saluting Battery, a line of cannons used
since the English period to greet ships entering the Great Harbour.
Even today, two volleys are fired every day, at 12:00 and 16:00, as well as
on certain occasions.
The Lower Barrakka Gardens are about 500 meters from the
superiors. Like the latter, they were built on a bastion, in this case that of San Cristoforo. While the upper gardens are quite crowded with tourists, the lower ones are mostly frequented by villagers. Also what characterizes the park is a small Greek (Doric) style temple: it is actually a monument from 1811, erected to commemorate Alexander Ball, the British admiral who forced the French to surrender after the French occupation of Malta in 1802 .
If the upper Barrakka fire cannons, a bell rings in the lower ring: it is the
Siege Bell Memorial, a monument dedicated to all those who lost their lives
to defend Malta during World War II. Opened in 1992, it plays
every day at 12:00. On one side of the monument there is an inscription that says
Obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli (Psalms 139:8, a vulgar version of the
St. Jerome's Bible, in use during the Knights period), meaning "I
you protected in time of war.
Valletta draws our attention, above all, for its small size. The capital of Malta
it is also the smallest in the European Union, embedded in a small peninsula
more than a kilometer in dimension on each side and no possibility of
grow up; but even so it is a fundamental destination when it comes to tourism in Malta.
In reality, the metropolitan area of the capital of Malta goes well beyond that
is this small peninsula and extends through more modern localities to the north, south and
west of the capital, but historically and landscape-wise, the small area
Walled Valletta is the most valuable.
Valletta was born in the 16th century and its origin is closely linked to the knights of
the Order of Saint John (better known as the Order of Malta). It gets its name from
the former Grand Master of the Order who promoted its construction, Jean Parisot de
la Valette and has a spectacular geographical location, which together
with a network of fortifications and bastions it greatly facilitated its defense in front
of foreign attacks.
The city of Valletta borders on the east with the town of Floriana. There is no space between
both. On the other side of the wall is the capital of Malta. At the limit, serving
almost as an entry point to the city, we find the bus terminal of the
Plaça de la Font del Tritó, located right in front of the entrance to the capital.
Plaça de la Font del Tritó is also the island's main public transport hub
of Malta and collects the headers of most of the bus lines on the island.
Through that door we enter the city on Carrer de la República, the real heart and
Valletta's main artery. Carrer República - which is mostly pedestrianized
the entire route - crossing from east to west the entire peninsula of Valletta housing
buildings of so much interest as the Palau del Gran Maestre or the access to the Cathedral of
Saint John.
Valletta is a city where all its streets are straight and cross in a way
grid Only in some parts where the orography has not made it possible
resort to bends or even to bridge unevenness with stairs. The street
República also marks the central part of the city, as if it were the nerve of a leaf
of tree Parallel to it we have the other great street of the capital of Malta, the street
Merchants, but despite being commercial and alive it does not reach the ends of the street
neighbor Between the two, they accumulate practically all of the commercial life of the
Valletta, as well as its official buildings. Perpendicularly, others appear
minor streets that connect the northern part of the coast with the southern part.
The Barrakka Gardens are one of the few green spaces in Valletta
and they are famous, above all, for the view: you can enjoy a magnificent view of the
Gran Harbor in its entirety, with the Three Cities in the background. They are divided into upper
Barrakka and lower Barrakka (upper and lower), one being exactly above
the other, which can lead to confusion.
Below the upper Barrakka is the Saluting Battery, a line of guns used
since the English period to greet ships entering the Grand Harbour.
Even today, two salvos are fired each day, at 12:00 and 16:00, as well as
on certain occasions.
The Lower Barrakka Gardens (lower) are about 500 meters from the
superiors As the latter were built on a bastion, in this case that of Sant Cristoforo. While the upper gardens are quite crowded with tourists, the lower ones are mostly frequented by villagers. Also characteristic of the park is a small temple in the Greek (Doric) style: it is actually a monument from 1811, erected to commemorate Alexander Ball, the British admiral who forced the French to surrender after the occupation French of Malta in 1802.
If cannons fire in the upper Barrakka, a bell rings in the lower ring: it's the
Siege Bell Memorial, a monument dedicated to all those who lost their lives
to defend Malta during the Second World War. Opened in 1992, touch
every day at 12:00. On one side of the monument is an inscription that reads
Obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli (Psalms 139:8, a vulgar version of the
Bíblia de Sant Jeroni, in us during the period of the Cavallers), which means «em
"You will protect in times of war."
CASTILIAN
Valleta catches our attention, above all, for its small size. The capital of Malta
It is also the smallest in the European Union, embedded in a peninsula of little
more than a kilometer in size on each side and without the possibility of
grow; but it is still a fundamental destination when it comes to tourism in Malta.
In reality, the metropolitan area of the capital of Malta goes much further than what
is this small peninsula and extends through more modern towns in the north, south and
west of the capital, but historically and scenically, the small area
walled city of Valletta is the most valuable.
Valletta was born in the 16th century and its origin is closely linked to the knights of
the Order of Saint John (better known as the Order of Malta). It receives its name from
the former Grand Master of the Order who promoted its construction, Jean Parisot de
la Valette and has a spectacular geographical location, which together
With a network of fortifications and bastions, it greatly facilitated its defense against
from foreign attacks.
The city of Valletta borders to the east with the town of Floriana. There is no space between
both. On the other side of the wall is the capital of Malta. To the limit, serving
Almost as an entry point to the city, we find the bus terminal of the
Plaza de la Font del Tritó, located right in front of the entrance door to the capital.
The Plaza de la Font del Tritó is also the main public transport hub on the island
of Malta and brings together the headers of most of the island's bus lines.
Through that door we enter the city along Republic Street, the authentic heart and
Valletta's main artery. República Street - which is almost pedestrian
the entire route-crossing from east to west the entire Valletta peninsula housing
buildings of such interest as the Grand Master's Palace or access to the Cathedral of
San Juan.
Valletta is a city in which all its streets are straight and intersect in a
grid. Only in some parts where the orography has not made it possible
resort to curves or even to overcome unevenness with stairs. The street
República also marks the central part of the city, as if it were the nerve of a leaf
of tree. Parallel to it we have the other great street of the capital of Malta, the street
Merchants, but despite being commercial and alive, it does not reach the ends of the street
neighbor. Between them, they accumulate practically the entire commercial life of the company.
Valletta, as well as its official buildings. Perpendicularly, other
minor streets that connect the northern part of the coast with the southern part.
The Barrakka Gardens, or Barrakka Gardens, are one of the few green spaces in Valletta
and they are famous, above all, for their view: you can enjoy a magnificent view of the
Grand Harbor in its entirety, with the Three Cities in the background. They are divided into upper
Barrakka and lower Barrakka (upper and lower), one being exactly above
the other, which can cause confusion.
Below the upper Barrakka is the Saluting Battery, a line of cannons used
since the English period to greet ships entering the Great Harbour.
Even today, two volleys are fired every day, at 12:00 and 16:00, as well as
on certain occasions.
The Lower Barrakka Gardens are about 500 meters from the
superiors. Like the latter, they were built on a bastion, in this case that of San Cristoforo. While the upper gardens are quite crowded with tourists, the lower ones are mostly frequented by villagers. Also what characterizes the park is a small Greek (Doric) style temple: it is actually a monument from 1811, erected to commemorate Alexander Ball, the British admiral who forced the French to surrender after the French occupation of Malta in 1802 .
If the upper Barrakka fire cannons, a bell rings in the lower ring: it is the
Siege Bell Memorial, a monument dedicated to all those who lost their lives
to defend Malta during World War II. Opened in 1992, it plays
every day at 12:00. On one side of the monument there is an inscription that says
Obumbrasti super caput meum in die belli (Psalms 139:8, a vulgar version of the
St. Jerome's Bible, in use during the Knights period), meaning "I
you protected in time of war.
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Ruta magnífica!!!
CONXITA moltes gràcies per la teva valoració. M'alegro que t'hagi agradat.
Pp eres un gran explorador, felicidades por tus guías tan perfectas.
Antonio, gràcies per la teva valoració. Hem fet moltes rutes plegats i la companyia és un plus.