La Valeta

"La Valeta (en maltés: Il-Belt Valletta; en inglés: Valletta) es la capital de Malta, situada sobre una península en la parte centro-oriental de la isla de Malta. La ciudad propiamente dicha cuenta con una población de 7.650 habitantes (2011), excluyendo el área metropolitana adyacente. También es uno de los sesenta y ocho consejos locales que conforman el país desde 1993. La Valeta tiene edificios que datan a partir del siglo XVI construidos durante la época de los Caballeros Hospitalarios. La Valeta se caracteriza por tener construcciones barrocas, con elementos de la arquitectura del Renacimiento, la Neoclásica y arquitectura Moderna en zonas determinadas; ya que la Segunda Guerra Mundial ha dejado cicatrices en la ciudad. Fue oficialmente reconocida como un Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la Unesco en 1980."

"Valletta (/vlt/; Maltese pronunciation: [vl.t]) is the capital city of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt (IPA: [il.blt]; lit. "The City") in Maltese. Geographically, it is located in the South Eastern Region, in the central-eastern portion of the main island of Malta having its western coast with access to the Marsamxett Harbour and its eastern coast in the Grand Harbour. The historical city has a population of 6,444 as of March 2014, while the metropolitan area around it has a population of 393,938. Valletta is the southernmost capital of Europe and the second southernmost capital of the European Union after Nicosia. Valletta contains buildings from the 16th century onwards, built during the rule of the Order of St. John also known as Knights Hospitaller. The city is essentially Baroque in character, with elements of Mannerist, Neo-Classical and Modern architecture in selected areas, though the Second World War left major scars on the city, particularly the destruction of the Royal Opera House. The City of Valletta was officially recognised as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1980. The official name given by the Order of Saint John was Humilissima Civitas VallettaThe Most Humble City of Valletta, or Città Umilissima in Italian. The city's fortifications, consisting of bastions, curtains and cavaliers, along with the beauty of its Baroque palaces, gardens and churches, led the ruling houses of Europe to give the city its nickname SuperbissimaMost Proud."