It is hard to miss the legacy of the Knights in Malta. They gave the Islands one of its best-known faces to the world - the eight-pointed Maltese Cross. No era has left such an imprint on the Islands as the 250-year rule of the Order. From their daily lives to their valiant battles, all is documented in the archives, architecture and folklore of the Maltese Islands. To one side of the spectacular Grand Harbour is Valletta, the Baroque fortified city they built, while to the other is Vittoriosa, the older City of the Knights. Valletta Waterfront Vittoriosa Waterfront
It is hard to miss the legacy of the Knights in Malta. They gave the Islands one of its best-known faces to the world - the eight-pointed Maltese Cross. No era has left such an imprint on the Islands as the 250-year rule of the Order. From their daily lives to their valiant battles, all is documented in the archives, architecture and folklore of the Maltese Islands. To one side of the spectacular Grand Harbour is Valletta, the Baroque fortified city they built, while to the other is Vittoriosa, the older City of the Knights.