After lunch we started on our free and easy exploration of Vattetta by walking. The grand harbor also known as the Port of Valletta is a natural port on the island of Malta.
Simply breathtaking just soaking in the sights
The bell tower
Siege Bell Monument, Valletta: Overlooking the Great
Harbour of Valletta is the Siege Bell Memorial erected in 1992 to honour over
7000 people who lost their lives in the WW II Siege of Malta, 1940 –1943. The
Bell weighs 10 tonnes, is cast in bronze and was inaugurated by Queen Elizabeth
and the President of Malta, Dr. Censu Tabone on 29 May 1992
Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Valletta: situated
next to the Lower Barrakka Gardens in Valletta the belfry contains a huge
bourdon bell, which was cast on February 10, 1992 by John Taylor & Co
Founders of Loughborough England . The large catafalque symbolizes the burial
of the corpse of the unknown soldier at sea.
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