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La Valletta with a population of 9129 inhabitants (1994 census), is the capital of Malta. Valletta is a settlement in the sixteenth century, with many buildings from the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, long the leaders of the city. It is named after its founder, Grandmaster Jean de La Valletta. The Maltese is known as il-Belt colloquial language, meaning "city." The castle was damaged during air raids in World War II.

Valletta is built on a peninsula where there are two natural harbors, and port Marsamxett Great. Great Harbour is the most important port in Malta. A cruise liner terminal is located along the old sea wall on which Valletta Waterfront by Grandmaster Manuel Pinto Fonseca built it. The city was founded in 1566 by building the church. In Valetta are several churches, most notable being St. John's Cathedral, formerly the Church Knights. Bastions, curtains and fringed with beautiful baroque palaces, gardens and churches, all of this has brought the city the nickname "Superbissima" - "the most grandiose."

Valletta has a Mediterranean climate with hot summers and mild winters and dry and wet. As in other cities in this climate, Valletta shows a lack of rainfall during the summer and more rainfall during the winter months. During winter months, temperatures are moderate due to proximity to large city. Average high temperatures range from about 15 ° C in January to about 30 ° C in August, while average low temperatures range from 10 degrees C in January to 22 ° C in August.

The streets of Valletta and the markets in the early 16th century architecture. The city serves as a cultural center of the island and its unique collection of churches, palaces and museums attract visitors from around the world. When Benjamin Disraeli (British Prime Minister at that time) visited the city in 1830, he described as a city of palaces built by the "gentlemen for gentlemen" and other letters called "comparable to Venice and Cadiz "and" full of palaces worthy of Palladio.

Church of Our Lady was first completed building in Valletta, built by the Knights of Malta, between 1573 and 1578. the body of Jean Parisot Valette was buried there, to build the Cathedral St. John. The church was designed by the Maltese military architect Gerolamo Cassar, the architect of the Knights of Malta.

Valletta has a number of palaces, giving him the nickname the Renaissance, Superbissima (the proudest, most illustrious). Some of these palaces were used as hostels Knights, although some of them also had their own private residences. Other palaces were built by foreign members of the nobility or aristocracy.

National Museum of Fine Arts is home to works of art that were originally displayed in the building of the Order of Malta Grand Master such as palaces and churches, as well as paintings by Mattia Price and JMW Turner. Before its conversion into a museum, was a residence. Order of Malta has purchased the building in the mid 18th century and transformed it into a Rococo palace. After leaving the Order of Malta in 1798, the state took over the administration building, and everything inside.

Manoel Theatre (Maltese: Manwel Theatre) is the third oldest theater in Europe. Located on Old Street Theatre, is now home to the National Theater and National Orchestra of Malta.

Other attractions are the Grand Masters Palace (now the Maltese Parliament) and a National Museum of Fine Arts.

The city of Valletta in 1980 was registered on UNESCO World Heritage list.

Valletta | La Valletta with a population of 9129 inhabitants (1994 census), is the capital of Malta. Valletta is a settlement in the sixteenth century, with many buildings from the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, long the leaders of the city

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