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UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Valletta

3 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are in or near Valletta.

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UNESCO sites in Valletta

  • City of VallettaCultural · 1980 · 0 km

    The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and …

  • Megalithic Temples of MaltaCultural · 1980 · 3 km

    Seven megalithic temples are found on the islands of Malta and Gozo, each the result of an individual development. The two temples of Ggantija on the island of Gozo are notable for their gigantic Bronze Age structures. O…

  • Ħal Saflieni HypogeumCultural · 1980 · 3 km

    The Hypogeum is an enormous subterranean structure excavated c. 2500 B.C., using cyclopean rigging to lift huge blocks of coralline limestone. Perhaps originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times.

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