A day in Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua beside the Grand Harbour
The Three Cities let you explore the Grand Harbour from its quays, fortifications and two institutions that help explain who held power in Malta.
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Cottonera is part of a walking route between the historic cities of Birgu and Senglea, facing the Grand Harbour. Its streets link the two peninsulas, with the Gardjola Gardens as a possible endpoint.
The place
What makes it special
- Walk through Cottonera’s streets between the peninsulas.
- End the route at the Gardjola Gardens in Senglea.
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- www.transport.gov.mt
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- www.transport.gov.mt
- heritagemalta.mt
- www.transport.gov.mt
- heritagemalta.mt
- www.transport.gov.mt
- Malta · Wikidata
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- Malta · World Countries — mledoze
- Malta · World Bank Open Data
- Malta · DBpedia
- Cidade e turismo: o valor de consumo da (contra)paisagem cultural carioca · Crossref
- Birgu · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Birgu, Port Region, Malta · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Senglea · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Senglea · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Senglea, Port Region, Malta · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Cospicua · GeoNames · Datos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. · Fuente: GeoNames
- Cospicua, Port Region, BML 2064, Malta · OpenStreetMap · ODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. · Fuente: OpenStreetMap
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Profile updated: 07/10/2026