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Y Voir L'essentiel M Vivre Le Meilleur Malte Y VOIR L’ESSENTIEL M VIVRE LE MEILLEUR REQQA XWEJNI FORMA POINT POINT BAY PINU POINT SANTA MARIJA POINT GOZO ĦEKKA POINT Marsalforn SAN RAMLA DIMITRI BAY SAN BLAS BAY POINT DAĦLET QORROT Għarb BAY San Lawrenz Xagħra DWEJRA ★ ★ĠGANTIJA TEMPLES Nadur QALA POINT BAY★ Qala NNEL KerċemVICTORIA NO CHA Għajnsielem OMI Munxar Xewkija H C WARDIJA Xlendi RT POINT O ĠEBEL XLENDI Mġarr N COMINO SAN ĠORĠ BAY Sannat 160 M COMINO L BLUE ★ NE MĠARR 75 M AN IX-XINI LAGOON CH INO LE NORD DE MALTE OM TH C SOU PRESQU’îLE GOZO ET COMINO Ċirkewwa p.162 ★ DE MARFA Latnija MELLIEĦA BAY 1 RAS IL- QAMMIEĦ 129 M Barrani Mellieħa St. Paul’s Bay M (San Pawl Il-Baħar) E Għajn Tuffieħa R Bidnija FIEĦA M AJN TUF GĦ BAY É ĠNEJNA Mġarr D BAY I Żebbiegħ 17 T E 117 R FOMM IR-RIĦ 124 R BAY A N Baħrija Mtarfa É E 21 ★ MERĦLA Bajjada MDINA BALDU ET RABAT Dingli DINGLI CLIFFS★ SICILE ĦAĠAR QIM FRANCE ITALIE GRÈCE MALTE MALTE TUNISIE LIBYE M E R M EL É D I T COMINO E R R EL A N LE NORD DE MALTE É p.126 E PRESQU’îLE DE MARFA MELLIEĦA BAY Qawra Mellieħa Buġibba MALTA St. Paul’s Bay (San Pawl Il-Baħar) Pembroke LA VALETTE Paceville ET LES TROIS CITÉS Bidnija Swieqi Għargħur San Ġiljan Sliema p.46 Naxxar Mġarr Gżira San Ġwann Żebbiegħ 17 Mosta Balzan 5 ★LA VALETTE 117 Birkirkara Floriana 124 Kalkara Lija Santa Venera Birgu 5 Isla Bormla★LES TROIS CITÉS Baħrija Mtarfa Attard Ħamrun Paola Għajn Dwieli 21 Qormi Żabbar Muxi Marsa Il-fgura ★ 21 Marsaskala Bajjada ★ Tarxien MERĦLA Żebbuġ HYPOGÉE DE MDINA 8 Żejtun ĦAL SAFLIENI 134 BALDU ET RABAT Luqa 9 Għaxaq Bir id-Deheb 132 Gudja Dingli Siġġiewi Mqabba ★ LAFERLA 139 Kirkop CROSS MARSAXLOKK DINGLI CLIFFS★ DELIMARA Qrendi Safi MARSAXLOKK Żurrieq Birżebbuġa BAY ĦAĠAR QIM ★ Bubaqra LE SUD DE MALTE p.88 N 5 km SOMMAIRE SOMMAIRE 6 Reportage 47 La Valette Game of Thrones au naturel et les Trois Cités 48 Plan 1 La Valette 19 Préparer et les Trois Cités son voyage 50 U Les incontournables 20 En un clin d’œil 52 Nos conseils 22 U Les incontournables 54 Rendez- vous avec… 30 Selon vos envies 56 La Valette 36 Les itinéraires 58 Plan 2 La Valette 36 - Deux jours à La Valette 76 Les Trois Cités 38 - Quatre jours à Malte 78 Plan 3 Les Trois Cités 42 - Deux jours à Gozo 85 Plan 4 Tarxien 44 - Deux jours de bien- être 4 SOMMAIRE MALTE 89 Le sud de Malte 205 Langue 90 Plan 5 Le sud de Malte 206 Architecture 92 U Les incontournables 208 Peinture et sculpture 94 Nos conseils 209 Culture et traditions 96 Rendez- vous avec… 98 Mdina et Rabat 213 100 Plan 6 Mdina et Rabat Carnet pratique 110 Autour de Mdina et Rabat 214 Avant de partir 113 Plan 7 Ħaġar Qim 215 Fêtes et manifestations 114 Plan 8 Mnajdra 217 Transports 118 Marsaxlokk - la côte sud- est 219 Sur place 127 Le nord de Malte 225 Hébergements 128 Plan 9 Le nord de Malte 227 La Valette et les Trois Cités 130 U Les incontournables 229 Le sud de Malte 132 Nos conseils 230 Le nord de Malte 134 Rendez- vous avec… 232 Gozo et Comino 136 Sliema -​ San Ġiljan 138 Plan 10 Sliema, San Ġiljan 237 et Paceville Index 142 Mosta - Naxxar - Attard 146 St. Paul’s Bay -​ Buġibba -​ Qawra 152 Mellieħa 163 Gozo et Comino 164 Plan 11 Gozo et Comino 166 U Les incontournables 168 Nos conseils 170 Rendez- vous avec… 172 Victoria 178 Gozo, autour de Victoria 183 Plan 12 Ġgantija 190 Comino 193 Comprendre 194 Milieux naturels 198 Histoire 204 Économie 5 Au centre de la côte nord s’avance un isthme. La Valette s’y tient perchée, corsetée de remparts qui protègent 320 édifices classés : un vrai bonheur. Séparées de la capitale par le Grand Port, les Trois Cités, “sœurs siamoises”, forment le berceau historique de l’île. La combinaison d’eaux turquoise, de roches blanches, de fortifications blondes, d’architectures exceptionnelles font de La Valette et sa région un incontournable absolu. La Valette et les Trois Cités 48 Plan 1 50 Les incontournables 52 Nos conseils 54 Rendez- vous avec… 56 La Valette 76 Les Trois Cités Dans le Grandmaster’s Palace, La Valette LA VALETTE ET LES TROIS CITÉS Swieqi ST. JULIANS’ St. Julian’s Tower Plan 1 BAY BALLUTA BAY Sliema Point San Ġiljan Tower Mejda SLIEMA SICILE R MO D GĦO Fort WIE Tigné DRAGUTT M POINT 18 1 E Naxxar San Ġwann SLIEMA CREEK ST. ELMO POINT D MANOEL I GŻIRA ISLAND T 129 Fort E Fort St. Elmo RICASOLI POINT R Manoel Zwejt Ricasoli R R U Fort A O B ★ WIED GĦAMMIEQ R N A H Mater Dei Ħriereb T E T Hospital E RINELLA X LA VALETTE Mediterranean A 5 Ta’ Xbiex M Fort Rinella A CREEK Film Studio S N R A M S Rinella Fort St. Rokku E Msida A R KALKARA Santu RAS IL-ĠEBEL Pietà U Rokku Smartcity DO O C 20 BIRKIRKARA Botanical Floriana K San Pietru B YA Xgħajra Gardens R R D ★LES TROIS CITÉS C Gwardamanġa A R BLATA L-BAJDA E Fort H E K Birgu Tal-grazzja Santa Venera Sea D Terminal N ★ (Vittoriosa) 130 A St. Barbara Wignacourt R Church Wileġ ĠORF L-ABJAD Aqueduct G Isla Bormla (Senglea) (Cospicua) San Leonardu 130 Fort St. Leonardo 5 Ħofra Żabbar SALA ROCK Gate 17 Ħamrun ŻABBAR San Kordin GĦAR ID-DUĦĦAN Ġwakkin 1 Fort Santu Rokku Għajn 24 23 WDA WIE -SE Dwieli D IS Dwieli Polverista Gate 134 Church of Our Żonqor QORMI Paola Lady of Graces Hompesh Marsa Gate Bidni 134 Marsa De Rohan Sports Club / Sicolo 26 Tarxien Y Gate Golf Course Norman House A BA Temples AL Il-fgura Bulebel SK 8 Dolmen RSA Armier Iż-Żgħir MA 21 Ħlas Ċeppuna ★ Bulebel MARSASKALA Ħal-Saflieni Tarxien Għar 132 Hypogeum St. Thomas Tower Ram Ħandaq 26 Bulebel il-Kbir St. Grigor 1 Chapel 8 MIĠNUNA WIED QI RD POINT A BIR -K 8 IL D ŻEJTUN IE 9 134 Mamo W Luqa Ta’ Ngraw Tower ST. THOMAS BAY Ibraġ Farruġ Malta International Bir id-Deheb Misraħ Strejnu Airport St. Paul IR Chapel 137 Chapel ED Ħ NŻ Aem Luqa of Santa Marija WI A Barracks Għaxaq Tas-silġ Chapel ta’ Bir Miftuh 9 XROBB 30 132 L-GĦAĠIN N NATURE PARK RA KO 500 m X Gudja Parish Church of Our D Dawl IE Ġarda 29 Lady of Pompei W Fort 28 RAS IL-FNIEK Salvatur 48 MARSAXLOKK Ballut Tas-silg Kavallerizza Tower Kandja A E S N A E N A R R E I T D E M LA VALETTE ET CITÉS LES TROIS LA VALETTE SwieqiSwieqi ST.ST. JULIANS’ JULIANS’ St.St. Julian’s Julian’s Tower Tower PlanPlan 11 BAYBAY BALLUTABALLUTA BAYBAY SliemaSliema Point Point SanSan Ġiljan Ġiljan TowerTower MejdaMejda SLIEMASLIEMA SICILESICILE RR MMOO DD G GĦĦOO FortFort WWIEIE TignéTigné DRAGUTTDRAGUTT MM POINTPOINT 1818 11 EE NaxxarNaxxar SanSan Ġwann Ġwann SLIEMASLIEMA CREEK CREEK ST.ST. ELMO ELMO POINT POINT DD MANOELMANOEL II GŻIRAGŻIRA ISLANDISLAND TT 129129 FortFort EE FortFort St.St. Elmo Elmo RICASOLIRICASOLI POINT POINT RR ManoelManoel ZwejtZwejt RicasoliRicasoli RR RR UU FortFort AA OO BB ★★ WIEDWIED GĦAMMIEQ GĦAMMIEQ RR NN AA HH MaterMater Dei Dei ĦrierebĦriereb T T EE T T HospitalHospital E E RINELLARINELLA X X LALA VALETTE VALETTE MediterraneanMediterranean AA 55 Ta’Ta’ Xbiex Xbiex MM FortFort Rinella Rinella A A CREEKCREEK FilmFilm Studio Studio S S NN R R A A MM SS RinellaRinella FortFort St. St. Rokku Rokku EE MsidaMsida AA RR KALKARAKALKARA SantuSantu RASRAS IL-ĠEBEL IL-ĠEBEL PietàPietà UU RokkuRokku SmartcitySmartcity DODO OO CC 2020 BIRKIRKARABIRKIRKARA BotanicalBotanical FlorianaFloriana KK SanSan Pietru Pietru BB YAYA XgħajraXgħajra GardensGardens RR RR DD ★★LESLES TROIS TROIS CITÉS CITÉS C C GwardamanġaGwardamanġa AA R R BLATABLATA L-BAJDA L-BAJDA E E FortFort HH E E K K BirguBirgu Tal-grazzjaTal-grazzja SantaSanta Venera Venera SeaSea DD TerminalTerminal NN ★★ (Vittoriosa)(Vittoriosa) 130130 AA St.St. Barbara Barbara WignacourtWignacourt RR ChurchChurch WileġWileġ ĠORFĠORF L-ABJAD L-ABJAD AqueductAqueduct GG IslaIsla BormlaBormla (Senglea)(Senglea) (Cospicua)(Cospicua) SanSan Leonardu Leonardu 130130 FortFort St. St. Leonardo Leonardo 55 ĦofraĦofra ŻŻabbarabbar SALASALA ROCK ROCK GateGate 1717 ĦamrunĦamrun ŻABBARŻABBAR SanSan KordinKordin GĦARGĦAR ID-DUĦĦAN ID-DUĦĦAN ĠwakkinĠwakkin 11 FortFort SantuSantu Rokku Rokku GħajnGħajn 2424 2323 WWDDAA WWIEIE -S-ESE DwieliDwieli DD I SIS DwieliDwieli PolveristaPolverista Gate Gate 134134 ChurchChurch of of Our Our ŻonqorŻonqor QORMIQORMI PaolaPaola LadyLady of of Graces Graces HompeshHompesh MarsaMarsa GateGate BidniBidni 134134 MarsaMarsa DeDe Rohan Rohan SportsSports Club Club / / SicoloSicolo 2626 TarxienTarxien YY GateGate GolfGolf Course Course NormanNorman House House A AB BAA TemplesTemples ALAL Il-fguraIl-fgura BulebelBulebel SKSK 88 DolmenDolmen RRSSAA ArmierArmier Iż-ŻgħirIż-Żgħir MMAA 2121 ĦlasĦlas ĊeppunaĊeppuna ★★ BulebelBulebel MARSASKALAMARSASKALA ĦĦal-Saflienial-Saflieni TarxienTarxien GħarGħar 132132 HypogeumHypogeum St.St. Thomas Thomas Tower Tower RamRam ĦandaqĦandaq 2626 BulebelBulebel il-Kbiril-Kbir St.St. Grigor Grigor 11 ChapelChapel 88 MIĠNUNAMIĠNUNA WWIEIDED Q QI I RDRD POINTPOINT AA BBIRIR -K-K 88 IL IL DD ŻEJTUNŻEJTUN IEIE 99 134134 MamoMamo WW LuqaLuqa Ta’Ta’ Ngraw Ngraw TowerTower ST.ST. THOMAS THOMAS BAYBAY IbraġIbraġ FarruġFarruġ MaltaMalta InternationalInternational BirBir id-Deheb id-Deheb MisraħMisraħ Strejnu Strejnu AirportAirport St.St. Paul Paul IRIR ChapelChapel 137137 ChapelChapel EDED Ħ Ħ NNŻŻ AemAem Luqa Luqa ofof Santa Santa Marija Marija WWI I AA BarracksBarracks GħaxaqGħaxaq Tas-silTas-silġġ Chapel Chapel ta’ta’ Bir Bir Miftuh Miftuh 99 XROBBXROBB 3030 132132 L-GĦAĠINL-GĦAĠIN NN NATURENATURE PARK PARK RRAA KOKO 500500 m m X X GudjaGudja ParishParish Church Church of of Our Our DD DawlDawl IEIE ĠardaĠarda 2929 LadyLady of of Pompei Pompei WW FortFort 2828 RASRAS IL-FNIEK IL-FNIEK SalvaturSalvatur MARSAXLOKKMARSAXLOKK BallutBallut Tas-silgTas-silg 49 KavallerizzaKavallerizza TowerTower KandjaKandja AA EE SS NN AA EE NN AA RR RR EE II TT DD EE MM LA VALETTE ET LES TROIS CITÉS LES INCONTOURNABLES U 6LA VALETTE (p.56) pour ses joyaux d’architecture baroque et son port.
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