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City of Valletta

French: Ville de La Valette
The City of Valletta is a World Heritage site in Malta defined by the UNESCO in 1980 and definitely a recommended cultural sightseeing location.
It is on position 61 (198, 167) in our monthly survey..

"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."
Copyright © 1992 2014 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved."

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