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'The capital of Malta is inextricably linked to the history of the military and charitable Order of St John of Jerusalem. It was ruled successively by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs and the Order of the Knights of St John. Valletta’s 320 monuments, all within an area of 55 ha, make it one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.'

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“An Anglo-Italian tale of two cities”

By Catherine Cooper for The Telegraph. First published 17th November 2008. With its narrow streets, pavement cafés and delicate Italianate architecture, Valletta feels very much like an Italian city – if you can imagine an Italian city with branches of… Read more...

Written by press. See the full article in The Telegraph, 17th November 2008

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Valletta

“An Anglo-Italian tale of two cities”