Valletta City Walking Tour with St. John's Co-Cathedral(optional)
Description
Any visit to Malta must include a walk through the historic center of Valletta and a visit to St. John’s Co-Cathedral is a must. At a comfortable pace your guide will unfold the history of this World Heritage Site. You will learn how Valletta began, how it evolved over the centuries, and about the events which shaped it into the city that it is today. As you walk past Auberges, palaces and churches your guide will explain about the Knights of Malta and the city’s connections with the British period. You will also visit gardens, which offer stunning views of Malta's Grand Harbour. The walk ends with a guided tour of St. John's Co-Cathedral, including the oratory which houses Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Beheading of St. John the Baptist". Entrance fee to the church is not included and tickets can be bought at the entrance of the church.
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Itinerary
Your guide will meet you at the entrance of Valletta at 10.00am in front of the New Parliament on Freedom Square and proceed on a 3 hour guided tour of Malta's capital city. Valletta, an architectural gem, is a monument in itself founded by the Knights of St John following the victory of the Great Siege of 1565. Your private tour guide will lead you through this unique city and highlight the history behind the imposing facades. Valletta is a planned fortress city, a living testimony of Malta's rich heritage. The walk will finish with a guided tour of St. John's Co-Cathedral, the former Conventual Church of the Knights of Malta. This unique church is one of the finest examples of baroque architecture and one of the world’s greatest cathedrals. (Tickets to the Cathedral can be bought on the day and are not included in the tour price).
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(70)
Me and my girlfriend came to visit my daughter who is living in Malta. We divided our trip to stay in the center in Saint Julians halfway, then we went to Mellieha and in the end to Marsaxlokk. We visited Valletta several days and as we liked the tour and visit to St. John's Co-Cathedral. First we used our 7-day multipass from the I See Malta hop-on hop-off buses from Civitatis and returned with a guided tour, it was very worth both visits. The service was excellent. I'll start at the seat of the new parliament with an experienced and attentive guide. She kindly, respectfully, informed tips on restaurants and interesting places to visit after the tour. It was all very interesting and the pearl went to visit the Co-Cathedral of St. John with dedicated information, a very good experience. It is necessary to purchase the ticket directly on the website or in person. As we are elderly with discounts at 12 euros each.
Very good tour with Nadine. Lots of history and info. You get to see a lot and St John's Cathedral is great and well worth seeing.
It was great because of our tour guide knowledge. Angele was focused attentive to group and friendly
Excellent Guide with knowledge and presented in a relaxed and friendly way .
Very knowledgeable guide who made our walk fun.
Have just finished a 2.5 hour walking tour with the wonderful Marisa. She is such a knowledgeable, interesting and fun guide. We learnt so much about the complicated history of Valletta and Malta. She uses a microphone and you have an earpiece so you don’t miss a thing. Your own earphones will work if they have an earphone jack plug. A must do when you visit Valletta.
We booked the Valletta Walk with St. John’s Co-Cathedral tour. We were given ear pieces to hear the tour guide as we walked, I found this really useful as the guide was able to tell us about the sights even when walking from one location to another. The size of the group was good with 20 of us on the tour. We walked at a good pace and the tour length was perfect for us, we had the guided tour of St John included total time just over 3hrs I would recommend this tour to see and learn so much Malta thanks to our guide Angele.
Great tour guide! Enjoyable tour. Beautiful views. Great to beat the queues at the Cathedral! Recommend this tour.
Very knowledgeable guide but for myself and my family members, it was a little slow-paced and we lost interest and focus after the first hour. For us, there was a little too much talking and information, too much standing still whilst listening to all the detailed history info for too long. We would have liked a bit more walking and site seeing- and a bit less historical information, as it was too much to take in and remember.
A thorough tour of Valletta with good commentary on buildings and their style of architecture. Add St John’s Co Cathedral to the tour.
