The route of Malta Island is designed for those travelers who have too little time in reality, but at the same time they undoubtedly want to see everything at the maximum. The route is compiled in such a way that it is tied to time to sending transport, so if you enjoy them, then you will need to periodically look at the clock. If there were more time, in principle, on each of these items, it is possible to distinguish on a whole day, well, or except to combine, for example, inspection of dingles with a blue grotto into one visit. But even for the minimum idea of the cities and nature of Malta, this very minimum will be quite enough.
The route begins in the capital of the island of Valletta from visiting St. John's Cathedral, which opens at 9.30 am. If possible, come a little early and explore the surroundings and entrance to the cathedral. Just pay attention to the fact that on Sunday days the cathedral is closed, so before visiting, be sure to specify the time of its work on the official website of the Cathedral. In whatever, in principle, the bus you did not come here, they all stop on the square directly opposite the entrance to the city center. And you will need just in a straight line to walk along the main street of the city.
The cathedral in its appearance is completely infertility, but it is interesting inside it. By the way, the price of a ticket for the entrance to the Cathedral is included in the audio guide, and it is in Russian. After you visit the Cathedral, until 11:50 minutes you will have a little free time in order to get acquainted with the city. You can walk along souvenir shops, look into jewelry shops and look at very interesting decorations from silver or just take a walk in the fortress.
Then you will need to go along the main street further, so you will find yourself on St. George's Square, that is, directly opposite the presidential palace. There you will see the guards and if you are very lucky, you will observe the interesting shift of Karaul.
Well, at 11:45 in the upper gardens, the Barakka will begin an incredibly interesting show, which is called the "salute battery". In two words it will look like this - two guns are charged first, and one of them will shoot. The shot itself is distributed exactly at 12:00 day. If you want to look at it for free, then you need to climb the top tier of the garden. If for money, you can go down just below. Here comes here better a little earlier, in order to take good places from which a good review opens.
After the gun shot is heard, you can immediately leave, because nothing more interesting will happen there. You will need to go down as soon as possible down to bus stops, since literally in 10-15 minutes all the nearest buses will be sent in the direction to Mdina. And if they are late for them, you have to wait for a very long time.
Just do not use the elevator to descend, because it is lowered to the lowest level, and from there you can get to the bus stop will be problematic. The easiest way to go down along the automotive road and if not distracted, then in time it will take 5-10 minutes. You will have to spend about 30-50 minutes of time in the bus - it depends on the route. If you have never been here before, in the sense in this area, then turn on the navigator so that you know in advance, where you will need to go out, and for orientation in the cities he will also come true.
To the hour of day you will need to get to Mdina. You will need to get out of the bus or at the Rabat Saqqajja stop or Rabat 3. In order for you to continue your route, you will need to take the bus at number 201, please note that you will still have to sit on the same time. route. In winter, he runs once a hour. Since half an hour to get acquainted with the city, you will be clearly not enough, then focus on what you will need to leave Mdina in14.30. The bus is sometimes late, but still it is better to come on time, so as not to stand later and do not wait for the next bus.
There are several entrances in MDina, but the most popular is the main goal. So until 14:30 you will have time to visit the fortress and its surroundings. By half the third you need to stand at the Rabat 2 stop and again take a bus under the number 201. If you are not stuck in advance travel, you can buy a ticket at the driver.
Next, you follow in Dingli, you will need to go at the Zuta stop. As soon as you go off the bus, keep in mind that you will have only an hour before the next bus to inspect the surroundings, because there is only a bus number 201. So stroll along the coast and admire from there with a beautiful view of the rocks on both sides. Just be careful because the road here is rocky.
Next on the same bus you will follow in the Blue Grotto and you will need to go to the stop, which is called Grotto. If you want to ride a boat to the grotto, then you will need to go down to the boat moor. Unfortunately, the Blue Water only happens in the morning hours, and in the evenings, impressions may not be so bright, but still you can try. When you come down to the colors, you will admire good views of the surroundings.
After you finish the surroundings inspection, get up to stop Panorama. And since there are two them there, then do not confuse the direction, especially since in Malta left-sided movement. To get to the airport, it is necessary to sit down again on the bus at number 201, and it literally in 15-20 minutes will bring you to the main entrance. If you did not go upstairs, do not worry, you can take the bus directly at the GROTTO stop.