Valletta Retreat
Hotel
Days 1–3
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Six days across three islands. Six days with a hotel inside the Valletta walls, a Gozo farmhouse and an early private boat to Comino.
Valletta was laid out on a grid in 1566 after the Great Siege, and the whole peninsula is a single fortification.
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| Grand Harbour |
| Upper Barrakka |
| Republic Street |
St John's holds Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, the only painting he ever signed, in the oratory it was painted for.
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| St John's Co-Cathedral |
| Caravaggio Beheading |
| Birgu |
| Fort St Angelo |
Hagar Qim and Mnajdra were built around 3600 BC — older than Stonehenge and the pyramids, and among the oldest free-standing structures anywhere.
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| Mdina |
| Hagar Qim |
| Mnajdra |
| Blue Grotto |
The Azure Window at Dwejra collapsed into the sea in a storm in 2017. What is left is the Inland Sea and the tunnel out to open water.
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| Victoria Citadel |
| Dwejra |
| Inland Sea |
| Fungus Rock |
Comino has three permanent residents and several thousand day visitors in August. Getting there before nine is the entire trick.
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| Blue Lagoon |
| Comino |
| Santa Marija Tower |
The airport is twenty minutes from Valletta, which makes the last morning easy.
All accommodations are subject to change
Hotel
Days 1–3
Hotel
Days 4, 5
5 breakfasts and 3 dinners across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
8 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Food was plentiful and hot, which counts for a lot at altitude. No hesitation recommending them.
Malta & Gozo done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. No hesitation recommending them.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Malta & Gozo done well. The itinerary had room to breathe. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
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