Worth a Detour
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Arcaded gardens on the city walls with the finest view of the Grand Harbour, where cannons fire a salute at noon.
- Open
- Every day
- Price
- Free; paid to visit the battery
- Time Needed
- 45 minutes
- Address
- Castille Place, VallettaDirections
- Getting There
- A 5-minute walk from the City Gate; a lift drops to the harbor below.
Why Go
The Italian knights laid out the gardens in the 17th century on the highest point of the walls. From the arches, the view takes in the whole harbor and the Three Cities opposite.
Below, at the Saluting Battery, gunners in period uniform fire a cannon at noon and at 4 p.m., as the British garrison once did.
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