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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 05/06/2026 12:00:00

Built by knights, fortified against epic sieges and crowned in golden limestone, the Maltese capital is one of Europe's most extraordinary urban experiences — a tiny, perfectly planned 16th-century fortress city compact enough to walk end-to-end in twenty minutes, yet packed with such Baroque richness that the entire centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sitting on a peninsula between two of the world's great natural harbours, the city was designed by the Knights of St John as Europe's first p...