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Arkadia Commercial Centre, Fortunato Mizzi Street, Victoria, Gozo Bay Street, St. George's Bay, St. Julian's; City Gate Shopping Arcade, Republic Street, Valletta Citypearl Ltd, Sir Luigi Camilleri Street, Victoria, Gozo
The Valletta Waterfront is run by a private consortium who offers management overseeing Malta's cruise liner business. The waterfront hosts roughly twelve restaurants, a number of bars and retail outlets. Various events are held at the area and the close vicinity, [10] such as the Malta Jazz Festival and the Malta Fireworks Festival. [11]
A number of formerly existing square in Valletta no longer exist. [2] St Elmo's Square (Maltese: Misraħ Sant' Iermu) St John's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġwann) St George's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġorġ), also known as Palace Square (Maltese: Misraħ il-Palazz)
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As Malta’s capital city, it is a commercial centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. It is also the southernmost capital of Europe, [4] [note 1] and at just 0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi), it is the European Union's smallest capital city. [5] [6] Valletta's 16th-century buildings were constructed by the Knights Hospitaller.
In 1982, the food market was transferred to Floriana, and a year later the Valletta Market was re-branded as a shopping arcade called Ixtri Malti (Buy Maltese). This move was highly unsuccessful, and the food market moved back to Valletta in 1989. Despite this, the market continued to decline. [9]
Due to the French occupation of Malta, the library did not open until Malta became a British protectorate. It was officially inaugurated by Civil Commissioner Sir Hildebrand Oakes in 1812. The library has remained there ever since. [12] [13] The square's northeast side is part of the Grandmaster's Palace, while the southwest side is a shopping ...
This was due to its location in the heart of one of the most important cities in Malta. [8] In the contemporary day, Valletta is a hub of political, legislative, judiciary, commercial, business, retail and social reasons, such as fashion and music. [9] It becomes busy during the Christmas period. [10]