Worth a Detour
Fort St. Elmo
The star-shaped fort at the tip of the peninsula that held out for a month in 1565, now the National War Museum.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1½ hours
- Address
- Mediterranean Street, VallettaDirections
- Getting There
- At the end of Republic Street, a 15-minute walk from the City Gate.
Why Go
The fort's defenders bought the Knights time in the Great Siege before it fell. In the Second World War, Malta was the most bombed place on earth, and the museum tells that story too, with the George Cross the king awarded to the whole island in 1942.
Nearby in Valletta
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