Royal Beach Club Santorini
Plan your visit
Free and open at all hours. Start at City Gate, beside the main bus terminus, and wear comfortable shoes for the slopes.
About this place
Republic Street, Triq ir-Repubblika in Maltese, is the spine of Valletta. It runs for about a kilometre in a straight line from City Gate towards Fort St Elmo at the tip of the peninsula, and most of it is pedestrianised, so you can wander with your head up, looking at the balconies.
The top end is the busiest, with shops and cafés. Further along you pass the Grandmaster's Palace on St George's Square, Republic Square with the National Library and its statue of Queen Victoria, and the National Museum of Archaeology in the Auberge de Provence. St John's Co-Cathedral is a short detour away.
Walk the full length, then lose yourself in the side streets. They drop steeply towards the harbours on either side, are noticeably quieter, and are lined with the enclosed wooden balconies Valletta is known for.
Not a sight in itself, but the easiest way to take in Valletta. Walk it end to end, then duck into the side streets.
Location
Find Republic Street
Republic Street runs the length of Valletta, from City Gate to Fort St Elmo, through the middle of the capital.
Coordinates: 35.8992° N · 14.5141° E
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