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The Three Cities, the three fortified cities of Cospicua, Vittoriosa, and Senglea on the Island of Malta, offer an intriguing insight into Malta and and can rightly claim to be the cradle of Maltese history. Left largely unvisited, these cities are a slice of authentic life as well as a glimpse into Malta's maritime fortunes. As the first home to the Knights of St. John, the three Cities' palaces, churches, forts and bastione, older than Valletta's , are still enclosed by the massive line of fortification created by the Knights of St John, the Cottonera Lines. Their harbours have been in use since Phoenician times. Their docks for centuries provided work for local people.

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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu) is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu, is a very old locality on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The town occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Ċittà Cospicua (Bormla) is a double-fortified harbour city on the Mediterranean island of Malta. It is the poorest and the largest of the Three Cities and it is situated between the other two towns, Vittoriosa (Birgu) and Senglea (Isla). These three towns form part of the area surrounding the Grand Harbour and are found on the eastern side of the capital city Valletta.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea, Safe Haven Garden. The famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, served as a look-out post. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.
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  • Senglea, Safe Haven Garden. The famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, served as a look-out post. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.
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  • Senglea, Safe Haven Garden. The famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, served as a look-out post. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.
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  • Forte Sant'Angelo (Vittoriosa) from stone tower of La Vedette (Sanglea).
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  • Senglea, view of La Valletta from Safe Haven Garden. The famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, served as a look-out post. The sculptured eye and ear above its windows are symbols of vigilance.
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  • View of Senglea from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • View of Senglea from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • View of Senglea from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • View of Vittoriosa from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta. Forte Sant'Angelo is thought to be the oldest fortification on the Islands.
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  • View of Senglea, with the famous stone Vedette, known as il-Gardjola, from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • View of Vittoriosa from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta. Forte Sant'Angelo is thought to be the oldest fortification on the Islands.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta. Forte Sant'Angelo is thought to be the oldest fortification on the Islands.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo is thought to be the oldest fortification on the Islands.
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  • View of Senglea from Upper Barraka Gardens of La Valletta.
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  • Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour. <br />
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.
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  • Vittoriosa, or Birgu, the walled entrance to the town on the south side of the Grand Harbour. <br />
When the Knights arrived in 1530, they made Birgu the capital city of Malta and improved the fortification at Fort St Angelo and of the whole area. Birgu was never captured during the hostilities between the Knights and the Ottoman Empire.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards today build mostly superyachts. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards today build mostly superyachts. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards today build mostly superyachts. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards today build mostly superyachts. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • The historical dockyards. The dry docks were built by the British to meet the demands of shipping traffic caused by the building of the Suez Canal in 1869. uring World War II, the Dockyard was one of the main targets of air attacks over Malta, and Senglea, overlooking the dockyard, suffered terribly in that ordeal.
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  • Yachts harbour.
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  • Yachts harbour.
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  • Yachts harbour.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu) is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu, is a very old locality on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The town occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu). The Order of Malta Knights settled in Birgu until 1575, when the Knights moved to Valletta. Their Auberges were locatedin the Collachio, a confined place where only the Knights were allowed to enter. Birgu is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565.
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  • Vittoriosa, Joseph Abela, restoring collections of the Malta Maritime Museum. Housed in the Old Naval bakery in Vittoriosa, it drafts Malta's maritime history. The museum  shows Malta's maritime history from prehistory to the present day.
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  • Vittoriosa, Malta Maritime Museum. Housed in the Old Naval bakery in Vittoriosa, it drafts Malta's maritime history. The museum  shows Malta's maritime history from prehistory to the present day.
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  • Church of St Lawrence. This church was the conventual church of the Order when the Knights settled at Birgu. The Order settled in Birgu until 1575 when the Knights moved to Valletta.
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  • Church of St Lawrence. This church was the conventual church of the Order when the Knights settled at Birgu. The Order settled in Birgu until 1575 when the Knights moved to Valletta.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu). The Order of Malta Knights settled in Birgu until 1575, when the Knights moved to Valletta. Their Auberges were locatedin the Collachio, a confined place where only the Knights were allowed to enter. Birgu is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Senglea is a fortified city in the east of Malta, mainly in the Grand Harbour area. It is one of the Three Cities, with Cospicua and Vittoriosa. The city  is also called Civitas Invicta, because it managed to resist the Ottoman invasion at the Great Siege of 1565. The WWII altered its social structure as many left to take refuge in countryside, never to return. In recent years, rehabilitation of the Cottonera Waterfront  has spurred the interest of foreign businessmen.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu) is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu, is a very old locality on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The town occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
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  • Birgu (Città Vittoriosa or Birgu) is an ancient city in Malta that played a vital role in the Siege of Malta in 1565. Birgu, is a very old locality on the south side of the Grand Harbour in Malta with its origins reaching back to medieval times. The town occupies a promontory of land with Fort St Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
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  • Vittoriosa, Malta Maritime Museum. Housed in the Old Naval bakery in Vittoriosa, it drafts Malta's maritime history. The museum  shows Malta's maritime history from prehistory to the present day.
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  • Vittoriosa, Malta Maritime Museum. Housed in the Old Naval bakery in Vittoriosa, it drafts Malta's maritime history. The museum  shows Malta's maritime history from prehistory to the present day.
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  • Church of St Lawrence. This church was the conventual church of the Order when the Knights settled at Birgu. The Order settled in Birgu until 1575 when the Knights moved to Valletta.
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  • Senglea Harbour, fisherman.
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  • Vittoriosa, Forte Sant'Angelo thought to be the oldest fortification on the Islands.
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  • Senglea Harbour, fisherman.
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  • Senglea Harbour, fisherman.
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