Across the harbour from Valletta — the three fortified cities the Knights called home first.

Stops on This Tour (9)

1. 1
   Birgu (Vittoriosa) Waterfront The Knights' first base in Malta — superyacht marina beside ancient bastions
2. 2
   Auberge d'Angleterre Home of the English langue of the Knights — now a community library
3. 3
   Inquisitor's Palace Seat of the Roman Inquisition in Malta — dungeons and tribunal room intact
4. 4
   St Lawrence Church Parish church of Birgu — Lorenzo Gafa's baroque masterpiece
5. 5
   Fort St Angelo Promontory fortress that withstood the Great Siege — the Knights' last stand
6. 6
   Senglea (Isla) Gardjola Vedette watchtower with carved eye and ear — guarding against Ottoman attack
7. 7
   Senglea Basilica Basilica miraculously surviving WWII bombing that levelled the city
8. 8
   Cospicua (Bormla) Gate Cottonera Lines — three cities protected by the grandest fortification in Malta
9. 9
   Dock No. 1 Historic dry docks — the longest in the Mediterranean when built by the Knights

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