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Valletta Harbor Entrance
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Valletta is a walled city with huge stone
walls and bastions along the water.
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Entrance to Mdina, the old capital of Malta
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Founded and built by the Knights of St.
John
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The narrow, winding streets were built to
confuse invaders.
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The elaborately decorated aristocratic
residences and Baroque style buildings built by the Knights
in the 18th century.
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Maltese Cross - The 8 points represent the
8 Beatitudes. The 4 crosses (arrowheads) represent the 4 virtues.
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St. John's Cathedral - seat of the Archbishop
of Malta. The clock on the left is a working a calendar. The
clock on the right tells the time.
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Cathedral Interior with colored marble from
Sicily
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Filegree Artist in Ta'Quali Handicraft Village
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Glassblower
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Glass Shop with unusual colored pieces
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Mosta Dome Church - 3rd largest unsupported
dome in the world.
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Interior of Mosta Dome Church
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German Bomb that came through the dome during
WWII
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