Private Scenic the Three Cities: Vittoriosa, Marsaxlokk and Valletta

1:30 PM - Proceed by air-conditioned transport for your drive to the Three Cities area. They can rightly claim to be the cradle of Maltese history, as Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua have provided a home and fortress to almost every people who settled on the Islands.

In Vittoriosa, you will stop by the Church of Saint Lawrence and a short stroll along the Vittoriosa Marina will take you past the Maritime Museum and also give you an ideal opportunity for photographs.

Proceed to Marsaxlokk, Malta’s largest fishing village and the best place to see the colorful, traditional Maltese fishing boats, the Luzzus, with the mythical eye painted on their prows. Marsaxlokk, with its sheltered harbor, was an easy landing place for pirates and the Ottoman Turks. It was here that the Ottoman Turks landed for an attack which ended in the Great Siege of 1565. Napoleon's army landed here in 1798; and in recent times, the harbor was the scene of the Bush-Gorbachev 1989 Summit. Here you will have some free time for personal explorations before continuing to Valletta.

We continue with a short walking tour into Valletta to see the city gate and the Parliament building. Please note that in Valletta, the transport drops passengers off outside the city, so a short walk is required to reach the main entrance.