Cluster · Valletta

Floriana & Independence Garden

The suburb outside the gate: gardens, the Granaries and hotels with car access; use it for a quiet base or an evening walk.

Not field-verified

28″ bags

Time budget

half

Rescue coverage

100% ≤7′

max p90 4.4′

Places

1 sleep area in reach

Rules in force · 6Many side streets in Valletta are stepped and cobbled

Malta ↗Malta is in the EU and the Schengen area. Check the entry rules for your passport on official sources; the EU's Entry/Exit System registers non-EU visitors at the first Schengen border.
Malta ↗Traffic drives on the left; if you hire a car, expect narrow roads, heavy traffic and limited parking in the towns.
Malta ↗Sockets are the UK three-pin type (Type G); bring the right adapter.
Valletta and the Grand Harbour ↗Harbour ferries run on their own timetable and stop in rough weather: check the day's service before you rely on one.
Valletta ↗Many side streets in Valletta are stepped and cobbled: large suitcases go from the taxi to the door, never along the street.
Valletta ↗Traffic drives on the left: look right first when you cross.

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Bound and physics

The Independence Garden and Sarria church area, south-west of City Gate.

Slope: flat
Stairs: Few
Shade: medium
Surface: paved, level
Sleep here or visit: both

Rescue anchors

361 grid cells · 40 m

Green: rescue anchor (always). Amber: heat-only anchor. Red dots: grid cells more than 7 min (p90) from every valid anchor. North is up; not to scale for navigation.

A — Independence Garden benches (field-verify)

seated_rest · valid: always

B — Floriana café row (field-verify)