Capital of Malta – Valletta – huge walls and colorful balconies
Thanks to the growing fame of the Order after the victorious defense during the Turkish invasion, the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette […]
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La Valletta, Great Siege of Malta and Knights of Malta
Valletta, located between the two bays, Grand Harbour and Marsamxett Harbour, on the Sciberras Peninsula, is the capital of Malta, founded after the Great Siege of Malta. It is sometimes […]
Mdina – the former capital of Malta in place of Roman Melita
Mdina is a fortified city located almost in the middle of the Malta island. Today, often called the Silent City, until the arrival of the Knights Hospitallers it was the […]
Nowy Wiśnicz Castle – defensive residence of the Lubomirski
The Wiśnicz Castle, standing on a wooded hill above the Leksandrówka River, was erected by Jan Kmita in the second half of the 14th century as a defensive residence. It […]