A stunning aerial view capturing Valletta's historic architecture and coastal skyline at dusk.

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Valletta

Baroque capital on the Grand Harbour

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Spring and autumn; summer is hot and busyBest time
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Valletta is Malta's UNESCO-listed baroque capital: a compact peninsula packed with fortifications, palaces, museums and grand harbour views. Dense with history and best explored on foot.

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Valletta is Malta's UNESCO-listed baroque capital: a compact peninsula packed with fortifications, palaces, museums and grand harbour views. Dense with history and best explored on foot.

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Country: MaltaLanguage: Maltese, EnglishCurrency: Euro (EUR)Time zone: CET (UTC+1)
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Valletta is Malta's UNESCO-listed baroque capital: a compact peninsula packed with fortifications, palaces, museums and grand harbour views. Dense with history and best explored on foot.

Best forHistory, architecture and culture lovers; walkers and couples
When to goSpring and autumn; summer is hot and busy
Getting aroundCompact but steep — walk it; ferries to Sliema and the Three Cities; park outside the walls
Maybe skip ifYou want a beach base or plan to drive in

Average weather · Valletta

Typical monthly temperature, humidity and rainfall.

🗓️ Best time to visit: May–Jun · Aug–Sep
Jan14°💧 73%🌧️ 44mm
Feb14°💧 75%🌧️ 39mm
Mar15°💧 73%🌧️ 31mm
Apr16°💧 73%🌧️ 22mm
May20°💧 73%🌧️ 31mm
Jun25°💧 67%🌧️ 4mm
Jul28°💧 64%🌧️ 1mm
Aug28°💧 68%🌧️ 5mm
Sep26°💧 70%🌧️ 28mm
Oct23°💧 72%🌧️ 56mm
Nov19°💧 71%🌧️ 59mm
Dec16°💧 73%🌧️ 37mm

Source: Open-Meteo · Last checked Jul 11, 2026

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St John’s Co-Cathedral

The Knights of St John’s lavishly gilded Baroque cathedral, home to Caravaggio’s "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" — his largest canvas and the only one he signed.

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Upper Barrakka Gardens

The terraced gardens above the Grand Harbour, with the Saluting Battery firing its noon-day gun below — the classic panoramic view over the Three Cities.

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Grandmaster’s Palace and Armoury

The former seat of the Knights and later the seat of Malta’s presidency, with state rooms and one of the world’s great collections of historic arms and armour.

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Fort St Elmo and the National War Museum

The star-shaped fort guarding the harbour mouth, central to the 1565 Great Siege, now housing Malta’s war museum from antiquity to the George Cross.

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Lascaris War Rooms

The underground complex of tunnels from which the defence of Malta and the 1943 invasion of Sicily were directed, preserved as a wartime command centre.

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