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THE REAL STREETS OF VALLETTA, MALTA

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THE STREETS OF VALLETTA MALTA
This beautiful walled city is a World Heritage City and a European Art City and is well known for all its incredible churches museums and palaces. Valletta is one of the smallest capital cities in Europe, not to mention one of the most breathtakingly picturesque.
Valletta has many titles, all recalling its rich historical past. It is the “modern” city built by the Knights of St John; a masterpiece of the Baroque; a European Art City and a World Heritage City. Today, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.
Founded in 1566, Valletta is Malta's capital city and is one of Europe's smallest (and southern-most) capital cities, with many buildings having a strong Baroque character.
Although Malta's capital city of Valletta is a peninsula that is surrounded by the sea, there are no real (sandy) beaches in and around Valletta. The sea around Valletta is suitable for swimming, and there are a few spots around the city where people (mostly locals) go for a dip.
Valletta is packed to the gills with splendid monuments, too. It was built as the Knights of Malta's victorious capital after their David-and-Goliath victory at the Great Siege of 1565, where 700 knights and 8000 local troops overpowered 40,000 Ottoman Turks.
Built on a peninsula between two natural harbours (Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour), the city sits perched on higher ground. Its streets were aligned in a grid-like layout, being wide and straight, which is said to have been chosen to allow the sea breeze to provide respite from Malta’s hot summer weather.
Valletta is Malta’s administrative and commercial hub, with several government departments occupying some of its historical buildings and several financial and logistics companies having their offices here.
Despite its small size, Valletta is packed with sites of historical significance, with buildings dating back to the 16th century. So much so that it’s been an officially listed UNESCO World Heritage site since 1980.
That’s right, the city of Valletta as a whole is recognised by UNESCO for its historical and cultural value. That doesn’t mean the place is swarming with tourists, however, although tour groups aren’t an uncommon sight, particularly during the summer months.
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@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Also watch our great video of St Georges Bay Malta - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BIkbQdeEeLE.html

@RayHaffenden 2 года назад

During WW2 my father regularly flew to Malta, air-lifting supplies through the siege, got pretty shot up several times but survived to return again and again.

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Crikey - sounds like a brave man. Kudos to him!

@paulinefearnley9379 2 года назад

My kind of place loved this walk 👍 keep on walking 🚶🏻 ❤️

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Thank you - will do!

@suzannahmontreal1051 2 года назад

I just love those walking videos with no talking. It's like I'm walking with you, so relaxing. Malta is sublime and the color of the limestone which everything is made of is otherworldly

@dilipkumarmishra6530 2 года назад

V . NICE AND BEAUTIFULL TOUR

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Thanks for visiting

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

I used to go to Malta regularly in the 1980s so your walk is very interesting to see the total modernisation of the streets and shops The wiring that was exposed to the elements wrapped round corner statues and taped together was unbelievable! It’s also worth remembering that Malta has to import around 99% of what is sold other than food and in the 80s you had to put your name down on an official waiting list for a washing machine - and as it was a case of who you know not what you know some people waited over a year ! They probably have more red phone boxes than we do If you haven’t already you should look at archive photos from WW2 showing the total and utter devastation of the buildings from bombing by Luftwaffe. Worth visiting the war museum there to see the history The citizens were starving as merchant ships couldn’t get through to the island until Churchill made a determined effort and sent 13 merchant ships with supplies and a convoy to guard it Only 5 merchant ships I believe got through limping into the harbour to an emotional reception from the citizens I was lucky enough to be there in 1986 when the U.K. sent HMS Brazen to celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the merchant ships and seeing it approach the harbour in all its glory was hugely emotional for the watching Maltese with many of them openly crying at the memories and it made me appreciate what the island had gone through They also had at one stage no planes to defend the island but crates of supplies and so they managed to cobble together 3 planes which they called Faith Hope and Charity And as an aside David Niven was stationed there for a while Fascinating history of bravery and stoicism and well deserved recipients of the George Cross

@elainechubb971 2 года назад

The island of Malta surely deserved its award for bravery. A side note: Queen Elizabeth, then princess, and her husband, an officer in the Royal Navy, lived there for a time as newlyweds when he was stationed there. She reportedly loved her time on the island, when she could live far from court protocol, almost as an "ordinary" young wife and mother!

@steveborg3597 2 года назад

One should also add that in the 1980s Maltese people were also being granted government plots of land for free in order to build and own their homes. People who had previously been living in unhygienic tenements, such as in Glasgow and Edinburgh and other British cities, were finally given dignity, while emigration to Australia, Canada and the US was finally stemmed.

@spark_6710 2 года назад

A very realistic video !!! 👍👍👏👏👏💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Many thanks!!

@spark_6710 2 года назад

@@GimbalWalkTV It was REALLY GOOD like if I was walking there !!!Thank you so much !! 👍👍👍😀💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

@@spark_6710 You're welcome - it's really great that you watch my channel. It means a lot to me

@spark_6710 2 года назад

@@GimbalWalkTV You are one of the very best walker video channels on You Tube !! I really do enjoy your videos & qualities !! Thank you so much for those !! And thank you so much for the very kind / sweet words !! You just made me so happy !!! It's very very nice of you to letting me & your viewers know that our comments mean a lot to you !!! Thank you !!! And you're very very & most welcome !!! 😊 👍👍👍💖💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈🚌🚄🚶‍♀️🚶‍♂️💕💞

@alandean6692 2 года назад

I remember the days and nights oh so well when I was in the Royal navy in the early 70s going down to an area known as the Gut or straight St, enough said I think but Malta was and is a nice place

@mmaa5259 Год назад

Malta is my favorite country ever!! and the BEST virtual trip ever!

@TravelM566 2 года назад

Beautiful place

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

It is!

@azmiisshak3497 2 года назад

Beautiful city Valletta ❤️

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Definitely!

@elainechubb971 2 года назад

After watching two of your Valletta videos (beautiful!), I have realized that a great part of the beauty of the city is the lovely pale-honey-colored stone in which almost all of the buildings have been constructed. Yes, there are some wonderful old baroque buildings, but even plainer modern ones blend in so well because of the overall stone. Reminds me of some of the charming Cotswold villages (England) and of Dubrovnik. I assume your walk was in early spring? I was in Malta just once, in early February, unfortunately while a fierce gale was lashing the islands. Very rainy and when not actually raining, still overcast and dark. It was so good to see the city in the clear sunshine! That was about 25 years ago, and I am glad to see the old city is still so unspoiled. It is one of the most beautiful I've visited, and the island has other beautiful cities and towns, which I saw a bit of from local buses on a day visit to Mdina. I am so glad I saw some of Malta--well worth visiting.

@kuleepsingh2200 2 года назад

Nice.very beautiful

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Lovely city!

@esztervarga7641 2 года назад

I will arrive on the 25th this month for a week holiday. I wonder how the weather be like.

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

I'm sure it will be lovely and warm!

@esztervarga7641 2 года назад

@@GimbalWalkTV But evrryone is in coat and even scarf😔. Thank you for replying!🙏

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

Theatre Royal I believe was left in its bombed out state as a reminder of the devastation of Malta in WW2

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

That makes sense now you mention it - thank you!

@qualitygoldfish2198 2 года назад

@@GimbalWalkTV If you go downstairs and look at the old stonework you will see Roman Grafitee on the stones,amazing place to be.

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

Perhaps a boat harbour tour so you can look back on Valletta and film from the boat BTW streets that have the long shallow steps were said to be created that was so that a knight could ride his horse down then in full armour Hmm not seeing many of those types of streets which were all over, in this video - it looks like they might have covered them and creating just slopes ! Those rectangular closed in balconies typical of Malta were for the women inside to observe the outside world As they are mostly made of wood they became expensive to replace and many houses tried to get rid of them until I believe the government stepped in and gave them a historical status and illegal to remove Also if they would let you film in the war museum it’s full of interesting stuff Mdina? - if you haven’t already I’m on holiday myself in Turkey and the wifi is patchy for me to check

@elainechubb971 2 года назад

Re the balconies: I believe they are a relic of the Arab/Muslim rule. There are similar balconies in areas of the Balkans, dating from the long Turkish rule.

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

@@elainechubb971 the Ottomans beseiged Malta unsuccessfully so there was never any direct rule but according to the internet the balconies are a mixture of Arab influence with the women being out of sight and for extra ventilation

@elainechubb971 2 года назад

@@lynnedelacy2841 Thank you very much for refreshing my knowledge of Maltese history! I wonder if perhaps travelers (either Maltese or visitors) brought the idea of the balconies to Malta. I've seen some in what was then Macedonia, but not as elegant as the ones in Valletta.

@lynnedelacy2841 2 года назад

Yes I’ve seen them in inland parts of Turkey too definitely an Ottoman /Arab influence but eminently practical catching the slightest breeze and being able to watch what is going on outside without having to venture outside in the hot sun Also Malta has had strong ties with N Africa in the past so the style could have come in that way. In fact my friend who was in the Maltese army learned to fly helicopters in Libya in the late 1970s And the traditional ghonella - a cloak with a hood whilst not covering the face was very modest attire so the whole see and not be seen with the balconies fits in with that

@Kelly14UK 2 года назад

East Street on the stairwell between the bottom end of St John's and nearby below, is the Victoria Gate. Anyway, my annoying Parents met there in '63. I remember in the late 70s and early 80s, folk kept birds in cages. The chirping with the reverbs of the canyon streets was cool.

@dasaripraveen 2 года назад

@gimbal walk tv what is the climate temperature now.

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Not sure - back in the UK now!

@mtelectrical8068 4 месяца назад

What is the weather like in April?

@GimbalWalkTV 4 месяца назад

It's not boiling hot but it's good yeh I have been in January and February too and it's been around 15 degrees Sometimes a day of rain, and can be windy but other than that fine

@GimbalWalkTV 2 года назад

Let me know where else you'd like me to film..

@dorisdaylight8415 2 года назад

I don't know what your prior knowledge is of Malta. The Mosta Dome Church in Mosta, with what ever remains of the bomb that didn't go off during WW2, would be nice to see inside of. Also it would be interesting to see the ferry ride from Malta to Gozo. Whilst in Gozo, the Ggantija Temples and City and Church of Victory which are all in Xghara, Gozo. I would think you are going to be there for the Easter celebrations so please some of the festivities they have would be a treat to see too. Mnajdra is considered the most evocative site from the series of megalithic temples found on the Maltese islands. Situated in an isolated spot, within the locality of Qrendi Apparently a modern visitor's centre is there with the Hagar Qim temples. The Mnajdra temples are a 10 min walk from there, and is close to the iz-Zurrieq creek and the Blue Grotto. Please wear that mask in all of your travels to keep you safe. Happy Easter to you. You have made me and my family so happy watching your videos!

@esztervarga7641 2 года назад

Buggibba and Qawra please. 🙏 Thank you 😊.

@azmiisshak3497 2 года назад

Mellieha Explore ❤️😊