Culture capital

VALLETTA, Malta, has been named European Capital of Culture for 2018. 

The city takes its name from its founder, the Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. 

Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its bastions, forts, and cathedral, in 15 years.

The grid of narrow streets, says Visit Malta, “boasts some of Europe's finest art works, churches, and palaces”.

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Picture Credit: From Top -  'Valetta at Night' and 'Valetta - 14' by Tony Hisgett (Birmingham, UK) via Wikimedia Commons; 'Grand Master´s Palace - Dome of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Valetta' by Alexandra at lb.wikipedia via Wikimedia Commons