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      Cottonera, Malta

      Birgu Il-Birgu

      Knights' first home base

      Birgu, Cottonera, Malta
      Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 (source)

      The Knights of St John ran Malta from here before Valletta existed, and its waterfront lanes still feel like a walled naval town frozen in the 1500s.

      Tip. Cross by the Cottonera ferry from Valletta's waterfront: quicker than the road route.

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