Malta - I recommend to watch in 8 hours

Malta island - the fourth stop on our Mediterranean Cruise: "the glare of the Sun on the water" (14 - 21 January 2018) on the liner "MSC Meraviglia" after Genoa, Rome and Palermo (Sicily).
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Malta (Malta), the Republic of Malta (Republic of Malta) is an island country in the Mediterranean sea, the Maltese archipelago.
Malta, located in the centre of sea routes from Europe to Asia and Africa, has long attracted invaders. In the VIII century BC Malta, begin to colonize the Phoenicians and almost at the same time - the Greeks. From the IV century BC to the XIII century BC it was alternately captured by Carthaginians, Romans, Byzantines, Arabs, Normans, Spaniards.
In 1530 Emperor Charles V gave Malta spiritually-knightly order of St. John, which received since then, the title of the order of Malta. In 1798 Malta was captured, the French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte, EN route to Egypt. Napoleon abolished the power of the order on the island. 5 September 1800 when the British, in turn, occupied the capital of Malta Valletta with his troops and raised the British flag. The military Governor of the island was an Englishman Alexander ball. Under the Treaty of Paris of 1814, Malta was ceded to great Britain. The British turned it into their colony and naval base.
21 September 1964, Britain granted Malta independence within the British Commonwealth.
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Valletta (Mal. Belt Valletta, eng. Valletta) is the capital of the Republic of Malta, the economic and political center of the state.
Valletta - European capital of culture in 2018.
Named in honor of a knight, naval commander, master of the order of St. John Jean Parisot de La Vallette, who defended the island against the Turks in 1565 and founded the city, later named in his honor. In fact, the city of Valletta has a population of 5719 people (accounting for only 0.7% of the total population), while in the suburbs there are almost 394 thousand.
The history of Valletta starts with the moment when the troops of knights under the leadership of Jean de La Vallette repelled an attack by the Turkish troops of Suleiman the Magnificent. Expensive victory went to the people of Malta, and the master decided to create a fortified city that will help resist the onslaught of enemies. The Grand master personally laid the first stone of the new city on 28 March 1566.
Valletta is included in the list of cities of World Cultural heritage. There is the Cathedral of St. John, which has found a resting place Grand masters and illustrious knights of the Order. Here are situated the Palace of the Grand master and government offices and most offices of large legal advisers.
Valletta is often jokingly called the "city of lawyers".
Every year in January the international festival of Baroque music in Valletta.
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Mdina (Mdina), the ancient capital of Malta.
Age 4000 years. A population of 300 inhabitants.
Mdina is the original Mdina and nearby Rabat was a single part of an ancient Roman settlement. During the Arab domination, the sizes of the Mdina was reduced, the Arabs added more high fortifications and the moat. At that time the town was reminiscent of the Moorish strongholds in North Africa. In addition, the name Mdina is derived from the Arabic Medina. With the arrival of the knights of St John, the city's appearance has changed significantly.
In Mdina, the official ceremony, during which arrived the Grand Master fra Philippe Villiers (FR. Philippe de Villiers de L'isle-Adam; 1464 Beauvais - 21 August 1534, Malta) took on the responsibility to protect transferred to the Order of the Islands and their inhabitants.
The city was then built up with many buildings, churches and palaces in the Baroque style and now is a mix of Norman and Baroque styles.
Traffic in the city is prohibited.
The city is located on the top of the hill, and in the bronze age there was a fortified settlement.
Since the middle ages, Mdina is a city of the nobility. In the XV century the town was ruled by a collection of aristocrats "University". When the knights of St. John came to Malta in 1530, the Maltese know were ready to recognize the new government on one condition - the knights had to leave the inviolable autonomy of Mdina. Only after this formal promise of the Great master of the Order received the keys to the city. Over the centuries, the city changed the name and status; it all depended on who ruled the city and the Islands. However, at all times Mdina has retained the same look, "Citta Notabile" or "city of Nobles".
In the city filmed part of the series "Game of thrones".