Today's route into Valletta took us past the wealth of the Royal Yacht Club on one side and on the other were some very dilapidated buildings which housed small workshops.
Work is in progress on the entrance to the old city and this bridge has been created to give views of the ditch and fortifications.
Renzo Piano's new Parliament Building was completed in 2014. It's design includes two massive machine cut stone blocks supported on stilts so they look as though they are floating.
These colonnaded Upper Barrakka Gardens which were created in the 16th century provide a lovely peaceful retreat.
The colonnades lead to a terrace give magnificent views of Valletta Grand Harbour and Vittoriosa across the water.
St. John's Co-Cathedral was built between 1573 and 1578 and has a plain façade which faces on to a busy square.
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The walls are covered with intricately detailed stone carvings painted gold.
The Grand Master's Palace was the seat of Malta's Parliament until 2015 and yesterday this square was full of hundreds of political activists protesting about the EU's investigation into tax avoidance.
On this building is the plaque commemorating the award of the George Cross to the Island of Malta by King George VI.
UNESCO named Valletta a World Heritage Site, describing it as one of the most concentrated historical areas in the world. It was the first planned city in Europe with building tall enough to shade the street from the hot sun and straight street to allow the cooling sea breezes to circulate.
We took afternoon tea at Caffe Cordina, the Maltese equivalent of Betty's in Harrogate.
Our final visit was to the National Museum of Archaeology where we wanted to see the beautifully modelled figurines that were found locally.
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