Worth a Detour
Manoel Theatre
A jewel-box theater of 1731, among the oldest working theaters in Europe, with a gilded oval of boxes.
- Open
- Tours most days; performances in the evening
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Old Theatre Street, VallettaDirections
- Getting There
- In the center of Valletta, off Republic Street.
Why Go
Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena built the theater 'for the honest recreation of the people'. Its tiers of painted and gilded boxes seat about 600, and it still hosts plays, opera and concerts; guided tours run by day.
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