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Valletta UNESCO world heritage sites

Valletta north

The Knights Hospitallers on Triq l-Isptar
The Knights Hospitallers were known for providing the best medical service available at that time and this brought a lot of injured and sick people to Malta in hope to be healed. Here you can discover the chivalrous world of the renowned Hospitaller Knights and learn about he development of surgery and the origins of modern day healthcare .

Bavarian Hostel on St.Sebastian Street
The palace is located in the northern part of Valletta, near the English Curtain and the Jews' Sally Port. It overlooks St. Elmo Bay and the entrance of Marsamxett Harbour.

Hostel from Aragon at 59 Archbishop Street
It was built in 1571 to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Aragon, Navarre and Catalonia. It is the only surviving auberge in Valletta which retains its original Mannerist design by the architect Girolamo Cassar.

Manoel Theatre on Old Theatre Street
The theatre is reputed to be Europe's third-oldest working theatre (older than the San Carlo in Naples), and the oldest theatre still in operation in the Commonwealth of Nations.

National Library at 36 Old Treasury Street
It has been a legal deposit library since 1925, and it has the largest collection of Melitensia along with that of the University of Malta.

Grandmaster Palace on Il-Belt
It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, who ruled Malta, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace (Maltese: Palazz Maġisterjali). It eventually became the Governor's Palace (Maltese: Palazz tal-Gvernatur), and it currently houses the Office of the President of Malta. Parts of the building, namely the Palace State Rooms and the Palace Armoury, are open to the public as a museum run by Heritage Malta.

Church of the Shipwreck of St Paul at 263, St Paul Street
The church hosts fine artistic works, including the magnificent altarpiece by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio, the paintings by Attilio Palombi, and Giuseppe Calì.

Valletta south

Church of St Mary of Jesus on Triq San Gwann
Numerous grandmasters contributed lavishly towards the embellishment of the church which now hosts various works of art.

St. John's Co-Cathedral on Triq San Gwann
It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577, having been commissioned by Grand Master Jean de la Cassiere as the Conventual Church of Saint John (Maltese: Knisja Konventwali ta' San Ġwann).

Provence Hostel on Republic Street
It was built in the sixteenth century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Provence.

Hostel of Italy on Merchants Street
It was built at various stages in the late 16th century to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Italy, and it originally had a Mannerist design by Girolamo Cassar and several other architects. The building continued to be modified throughout the course of the 17th century, with the last major renovation being carried out in the 1680s during the magistracy of Gregorio Carafa, giving the building a Baroque character.

Castilian Hostel on Merchants Street
It was originally built in the 1570s to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castile, León and Portugal. The present building dates back to the 1740s, when it was completely rebuilt during the magistracy of Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. The new auberge was built in the Baroque style, and it has been called "probably the finest building in Malta". It now houses the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta.

St Catherine of Italy Church on Victory square
The church was built in 1576 by the Italian knights of St John to serve as their church.

Our Lady Of Victories Chapel on South Street
The Our Lady of Victories Church, formerly known as the Saint Anthony the Abbot Church, was the first church and building completed in Valletta, Malta.