Although a few streets in Valetta are very steep, we discovered when wandering around last night that some of these can be avoided by crisscrossing other streets with a lesser gradient. One also noted that the streets within recently renovated area such as St. Paul’s Cathedral comprise of smooth paving rather than tarmac with giant potholes, perfect for rolling around…
Valletta is home to a number of parks such as Hastings Garden which is located a stones throw away from the City Gate and the Triton Fountain. All of the parks that we visited last night and today (including the Lower and Upper Barrakka Gardens plus the King George V Recreational Grounds) had accessible walkways and drop kerbs in the appropriate places. It’s perfect if you want to go someplace without crowds…
Hastings Gardens is situated atop of the city walls hence provides panoramic views across the harbours etc…
After admiring the ‘Knisja ta ‘San Publiju’ and working our way down to the cruise ship that has docked today, we utilised the good old Barrakka Lift back into Valletta city centre. As I mentioned last year, the lift, in it’s current form is relatively new hence fully accessible…
The next stop was the majestic St. John’s Co-Cathedral which disabled individuals can enter for FREE. Around 75% of the structure is accessible via various ramps around the place…
One has lost count of how many cathedrals have been rolled around over the years!