Accommodation Recommendations Please note: Conference location: Villa Bighi in Kalkara For Cultural event on 11th January 2018 meeting points are in Barrakka Gardens, Valletta and Cospicua Waterfront. Transport to and from Valletta and Cospicua will be provided. For more details please refer to the conference agenda. Location: Birgu Concetta Host House Distance from Villa Bighi: 5 mins by car Price: € Make your Reservation .... Location: Cospicua Julesy's BnB Distance from Villa Bighi: 5 mins by car Price: €€€ Make your Reservation .... Location: Cospicua Casa Birmula Hotel Distance from Villa Bighi: 5 mins by car Price: €€ Make your Reservation .... 1 Location: Valletta Grand Hotel Excelsior***** Distance from Villa Bighi: 35 mins by car Price: €€ Make your Reservation .... Location: Valletta Osborne Hotel*** Distance from Villa Bighi: 35 mins by car Price: € Make your Reservation .... Location: Valletta Hotel Castille*** Distance from Villa Bighi: 35 mins by car Price: € Make your Reservation .... 2 Please book your accommodation directly with the logging provider. Location: Attard Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa***** Distance from Villa Bighi: 40mins by car Price: €€ Make your Reservation .... Location: Sliema The Victoria Hotel**** Distance from Villa Bighi: 27 mins by car Price: € Make your Reservation .... Location: Saint Julians Hotel Juliani Distance from Villa Bighi: 27 mins by car price: € Make your Reservation .... 3 Please book your accommodation directly with the logging provider. Recommended Hotel Locations Other Information Public Transport: Bus Routes & Schedules Public Ferry from Sliema to Valletta: Schedule Public Ferry from Valletta to Cospicua: Schedule Boarding at 9.10am Conference Location Kalkara Built in 1675 by a knight of the Order of St. John, Fra Giovanni Bichi, on the designs of Lorenzo Gafa. Villa Bighi is one of the most prominent buildings on Valletta's Grand Harbour skyline. Esplora Science Centre and the offices of the Malta Council for Science & Technology are located within and around Villa Bighi. 4 Upper Barrakka Gardens, Valletta (meeting point) (click on image to enlarge) Cospicua Waterfront (meeting point) Location reachable by Ferry from Valletta or by public transport from Valletta Route 2 while Route 3 also continuous to Kalkara. (see bus routes & ferry schedules on page 4) X The Three Cities is a collective description of the three fortified cities of Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua which are the nearby towns to Kalkara. These cities are also known as: Vittoriosa – Birgu Senglea – Isla Cospicua - Bormla 5 .