Upper Barrakka
Arcaded bastion-top garden with sweeping Grand Harbour views and a panoramic lift to the waterfront.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Upper Barrakka in Valletta begins with a half penny in 1905 and a price that depended on whether you wore a British uniform. It looks down from the bastion to the Grand Harbour and the dockyard, and to the steel tower that opened there that December, built by the firm that ran Malta's trams. Best heard leaning on the parapet, looking out over the water.
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