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Sailing in to Valletta close to sunset, it was clear that in the old days visitors were screened before being accepted to visit. The fortifications here, and in most towns around Europe that we have visited, are very impressive.

As we did an organised tour the last time we visited Valletta, this time we just got off the boat, caught the lift to the top of the town and wandered – the cost of the lift was 1Euro each and money well spent! Another perfect day of weather.

The lift was a great boon, getting us to the main area without too much exertion. Our ticket included a return trip down but when we were wandering we had descended a significant way so decided to continue exploring downhill with a view to reaching sea level and then walking the long way around back to the ship. What wasn’t clear on the map was that the long way around was also a steady uphill climb to an alternate entrance to the fortified area before a descent to the port. We ended up with a lot more exercise than we planned! Using cognitive dissonance, we decided that it was good to give Sues new hips a good workout 🙂

There were two other large boats in ports, so combined with our modest ship and weekend locals the place was packed.

Commanding views from the top.

Interesting style of balconies.

More fortifications.

An assortment of pictures from our walk around.

And an interesting doorway!

We arrived in port around 6pm and overnighted.

We were treated to a short fireworks display just across from where we were moored. No idea what the occasion was but great to watch.