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‘Very few books, if any at all, explored the spirit of the city, besides the bricks and mortar, the tricks and the lights, the way Gatt and Zammit do. The authors have written the doting biography of Malta’s capital city – its parentage, birth, growth, ailments, cosmetics, successes, a few defeats thrown in, friends and foes. It’s all here and much more besides.’
Giovanni Bonello
Includes:
- A concise yet comprehensive overview of the history of Valletta.
- Hundreds of illustrations that bring the history of the city to life.
- A section with all the corners of the city’s major squares explored in minute detail with curious revelations.
- A guide to all the museums and attractions that Valletta has to offer.
- A chapter dedicated to the capital’s most important churches, their treasures and peculiarities.
Perched on a sunlit peninsula, Valletta is a city of profound elegance and layered history. Built by the Knights of St. John from the ashes of the Great Siege of 1565, this UNESCO World Heritage capital is a jewel of Baroque grandeur.
Its richly ornamented churches, stately auberges, and grand palaces rise beside weathered balconies overflowing with flowers, cafés humming with life, and stairways that tumble toward the sparkling harbours.
Valletta is a city of contrasts: at once fortified and open to the sea, dignified yet disarmingly intimate. Its sun-dappled streets and hidden courtyards whisper stories of centuries past.
Valletta does not shout — it invites. It draws you into shaded alleyways, reveals its secrets in the warm hush of a chapel or the flicker of candlelight on a limestone wall. This is a tribute to a city that is as much felt as it is seen, where the past lingers gently and beauty lies in the smallest details.
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