After spending the last few days staying just outside the gates of Valletta and exploring the island from there, today it was finally time to dedicate a day to the Maltese capital itself.
I have already been doing this for a few hours at a time over the past few days. All in all, I already got a good impression of the sights of Valletta. Still, there is more to come: Even though my vacations are now at an end, I am not saying farewell to Malta just yet.
This blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in German.
![Valletta [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_122009-150x150.jpg)
![St. John's Co-Cathedral (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261029_150631-150x150.jpg)
![St. John's Co-Cathedral (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_100133-150x150.jpg)
![Chapel of the Langue of Germany (St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_093848-150x150.jpg)
![Caravaggio: "The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist" (St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_110015-150x150.jpg)
![Gravestone in St. John's Co-Cathedral (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_093146-150x150.jpg)
![Crypt (St. John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_094957-150x150.jpg)
![Grand Master's Palace (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_080020-150x150.jpg)
![Weapon collection in Grand Master's Palace (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_095939-150x150.jpg)
![Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt's parade armour (Grand Master's Palace, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_100457-150x150.jpg)
![Corridor in Grand Master's Palace (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_101531-150x150.jpg)
![Tapestries in Grand Master's Palace (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_103723-150x150.jpg)
![Upper Barrakka Gardens (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_080639-150x150.jpg)
![Upper Barrakka Gardens (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_075935-150x150.jpg)
![View across Grand Harbour [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261029_161955-150x150.jpg)
![View from Lower Barrakka Gardens (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_082332-150x150.jpg)
![Rooftop garden of Valletta Design Cluster [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_084211-150x150.jpg)
![View from Hastings Garden over Marsamxett Harbour [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_082652-150x150.jpg)
![Fort St Elmo (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261029_152943-150x150.jpg)
![Fort St Elmo (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_121850-150x150.jpg)
![View from Abercrombie's Bastion (Fort St Elmo, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_122246-150x150.jpg)
![Piazza D'Armi (Fort St Elmo, Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_125530-150x150.jpg)
![Fort St Elmo (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_125901-150x150.jpg)
![View across Lower Fort St Elmo and Marsamxett Harbour [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_140742-150x150.jpg)
![St. Catherine’s Monastery (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_155723-150x150.jpg)
![Nun’s room at St. Catherine’s Monastery (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_153612-150x150.jpg)
![Parliament House (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261027_161437-150x150.jpg)
![Pjazza Indipendenza (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261031_080746-150x150.jpg)
![Traditional Maltese balconies (Valletta) [Picture]](https://bernies-journeys.at/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/20261101_112816-150x150.jpg)