[Updated 28 March 2025]
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Length: 2 hours.
Price: Pay what you want. (€12 per person is a good rule of thumb) If you pay more, it is much appreciated 🙏
Please meet me inside the Upper Barrakka Gardens. Walk through the Green Wooden Gate of the Upper Barrakka Gardens; and walk straight ahead. Keep walking straight ahead, past the fountain on your right. After you pass through the first arch, there will be a large stone urn on your left. The large stone urn will be dedicated to Sir Thomas Fremantle. I will have an umbrella with a silver-top and black-underside. Please ask for "Ben" and not the "Free Tour" :)
Our route visits the most important sites of Valletta with a significant section that is not visited by other tour groups.
I retain the right to adjust and change the itinerary according to my judgement and due to external factors beyond my control 😊
Above you can see the route we will take.
If some dates in the future are not available it's because I generally make booking available the month before - to avoid unnecessary cancellations (which are rare).
I strongly recommend you visit St John's co-Cathedral before the tour. I believe it's the #1 site of Valletta, if not all of Malta
Entrance is €15, €12 for students or over 60 years of age.
You can buy tickets here (which allows you to skip the queue): https://www.stjohnscocathedral.com/buy-tickets/
An audio guide is included. And I would recommend you leave at least 1 or 1.5 hours for the visit.
It's open Monday to Saturday 09:00 to 16:15.
On Sunday it's only open as a church at specific times. The times can be found here: https://www.quddies.com.mt/churches/361/San-Gwann/Valletta
I've compiled, and continually update, a list of Food & Drink recommendations, which can be visited here: Valletta Food & Drink recommendations.
Feel free to join me on one of my tours by returning to the main page 👇