Below is a list some streets and piazzas (squares) in Valletta, the capital city of Malta.
Main thoroughfares
edit- Archbishop Street (Maltese: Triq l-Arċisqof; alt. Strada Vescovo)
- Battery Street (Maltese: Triq il-Batterija)
- Bishop Lane (Sqaq l-Isqof)
- Carmelo Street (Triq Tal-Karmnu)
- Carts Street (Triq il-Karrijiet)
- Castile Place (Maltese: Pjazza Kastilja)
- St Elmo Place (Maltese: Misraħ Sant'Iermu)
- Old Bakery Street (Maltese: Triq l-Ifran; alt. Strada Forni)
- St. Biagio Street (Triq San Bjaġju)
- Boat Street (Maltese: Triq il-Lanċa)
- Bounty Street (Triq l-Għajnuna)
- Bull Street (Triq il-Gendus)
- Eagle Street (Maltese: Triq l-Ajkla; alt. Strada Aquila)
- East Street (Maltese: Triq il-Lvant; alt. Strada Levante)
- Engineers Lane (Sqaq l-Inġinieri)
- Felix Street (Triq Feliċ)
- G. Cassar Road (Triq Ġirolomu Cassar)
- West Street (Maltese: Triq il-Punent; alt. Strada Ponente)
- Knight Street (Triq il-Kavallier)
- M.A. Vassalli Street (Triq Mikiel Anton Vassalli)
- Mediterranean Street (Maltese: Triq il-Mediterran)
- New Street (Triq il-Ġdida)
- Republic Street (Maltese: Triq ir-Repubblika; alt. Strada Rjali, Kingsway)
- Old Hospital Street (Triq l-Isptar)
- Old Mint Street (Triq Żekka; alt. Strada Zecca)
- Old Treasury Street (Triq it-Teżorerija)
- Old Theater Lane (Sqaq tat-Teatru l-Antik)
- Old Theater Street (Maltese: Triq it-Teatru l-Antik; Strada Teatro)
- Ordinance Street (Triq l-Ordinanza)
- Great Siege Road (Maltese: Triq l-Assedju l-Kbir)
- King's Garden Street (Maltese: Daħlet Ġnien is-Sultan)
- Lascaris Wharf (Xatt Lascaris)
- Liesse Hill (Telgħet Liesse)
- Lower Barrakka Lane (Sqaq il-Barrakka t'Isfel)
- Marsamxett Street (Maltese: Triq Marsamxett)
- Melita Street (Maltese: Triq Melita)
- Merchants Street (Triq il-Merkanti; alt. Strada Mercanti)
- Mill Street (Triq il-Mitħna)
- Nelson Avenue (Vjal Nelson)
- Nix Mangiari Steps (Taraġ Nix Mangiari)
- North Street (Triq it-Tramuntana)
- Pope Pius V Street (Triq il-Papa Piju V)
- Scots Street (M.A.Vassalli; alt. Strada Scozzese)
- South Street (Triq Nofsinhar; alt. Strada Mezzodì)
- St Andrew's Street (Triq Sant'Andrija)
- St Anne's Street (Triq Sant' Anna; alt. Strada Sant'Anna)
- St Anthony's Street (Triq Sant'Antnin)
- St Barbara's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Santa Barbara)
- St Charles Street (Triq San Karlu; alt. Strada San Carlo)
- St Dominic's Street (Triq San Duminku; alt. Strada San Domenico)
- St Fredrick's Street (Triq San Federiku; alt. Strada San Federico)
- St George's Street (Triq San Ġorġ)
- St John's Street (Triq San Ġwann; alt. Strada San Giovanni)
- St John's Cavalier Street (Triq il-Kavallier ta' San Ġwann)
- St Joseph Street (Triq San Ġużepp)
- St Lucy Street (Triq Santa Luċija)
- St Michael's Street (Triq San Mikiel)
- St Nicholas Street (Triq San Nikola)
- St Paul Street (Triq San Pawl; Strada San Paolo)
- St Patrick's Street (Triq San Patrizju)
- St Sebastian Street (Maltese: Triq San Bastjan)
- St Ursula Street (Triq Sant' Orsola; alt. Strada Sant'Orsola)
- Zachary Street (Triq Żakkarija; Strada Zaccaria)
- Christopher Street[1] (Maltese: Triq San Kristofru)
- St Mark Street (Maltese: Triq San Mark)
- Spur Street (Maltese: Triq l-Ixpruna)
- Fountain Street (Triq l-Għajn)
- Steps Street (Triq it-Turġien)
- Strait Street (Triq id-Dejqa; alt. Strada Stretta)
- Quarry Wharf (Maltese: Xatt il-Barriera)
- St Dominic Street (Maltese: Triq San Duminku)
- Toni Bajada Lane (Sqaq Toni Bajada)
- Victory Street (Triq il-Vitorja)
- Wells Street (Triq l-Ibjar)
Piazzas
editA piazza (Maltese: pjazza, misraħ) is a public square. A number of formerly existing square in Valletta no longer exist.[2]
- St Elmo's Square (Maltese: Misraħ Sant' Iermu)
- St John's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġwann)
- St George's Square (Maltese: Misraħ San Ġorġ), also known as Palace Square (Maltese: Misraħ il-Palazz)
- Republic Square (Maltese: Misraħ ir-Repubblika), also known as Queen's Square (Maltese: Pjazza Reġina, Italian: Piazza Regina) and Italian: Piazza Tesoreria[3]
- Great Siege Square (Maltese: Misraħ l-Assedju l-Kbir)
- Freedom Square (Maltese: Misraħ il-Ħelsien)
- Jean De Valette Square (Misraħ De Valette)
- Castille Square (Maltese: Misraħ Kastilja), also known for a while as Italian: Piazza Regina[3]
- Independence Square (Maltese: Misraħ Indipendenza)
- Mattia Preti Square (Maltese: Misraħ Mattia Preti)
Bastions
edit- Abercrombie's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Abercrombie)
- Ball's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Ball)
- Castile Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Castile)
- English Curtain (Is-Sur tal-Ingliżi)
- French Curtain (Is-Sur tal-Franċiżi)
- German Curtain (Is-Sur tal-Ġermaniżi)
- Lascaris Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Lascaris)
- Lower Castile Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Isfel ta' Castile)
- St Barbara's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' Santa Barbara)
- St Gregory's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Girgor)
- St James Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Ġakbu)
- St John's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Ġwann)
- St Lazarus Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Lażżru)
- St Michael Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Mikiel)
- St Sebastian's Bastion (Is-Sur ta' San Bastjan)
Historical names of Valletta's streets and squares
editOriginal | Informal | French | British | British post-1926 | Maltese [4][5] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Porta di San Giorgio | Porte Nationale | Porta Reale | Kingsgate | Putirjal/Bieb il-Belt | |
Piazza San Giorgio | Piazza dei Cavallieri | Place de la Liberté | Palace Square | Pjazza San Ġorġ | |
Piazza dei Cavallieri | Piazza della Città | Place de l'Egalité | Piazza Regina[6] | Victoria Square | Pjazza Repubblika |
Strada San Giorgio | Strada delle Corse | Rue Nationale | Strada Reale | Kingsway | Triq ir-Repubblika |
Strada San Giacomo | Strada di Castiglia | Rue de Marchands | Strada Mercanti | Merchants Street | Triq il-Merkanti |
Strada San Luigi | Strada Sant’Aloisio | Rue de la Constitution | Strada Levante | East Street | Triq il-Lvant |
Strada San Paolo | - | Rue de la Constitution | Strada San Paolo | St Paul Street | Triq San Pawl |
Strada San Pietro | Strada della Chiesa di San Rocco | Rue de la Barraque | Strada St Ursula | St Ursula Street | Triq Sant’Ursula |
Strada San Giovanni Battista | - | Rue des Fours | Strada Forni | Old Bakery Street | Triq l-Ifran |
Strada San Sebastiano | Strada Toro | Rue de la Monnaie | Strada Zecca | Old Mint Street | Triq Żekka |
Strada Stretta | Strada Vanella | Rue Etroite | Strada Stretta | Strait Street | Triq id-Dejqa |
Strada Pia | Strada del Gran Falconiere | Rue de la Félicité Publique | Strada Britannica | Britannia Street | Triq Melita |
Strada di Monte | Strada dei Carcerati | Rue de Peuple | Strada San Giovanni | St John Street | Triq San Ġwann / In-Niżla tal-Ganċ |
Strada del Popolo | Strada di Aragona / Strada dei Greci | Rue des Libérateurs | Strada Vescovo | Archbishop Street | Triq l-Arċisqof |
References
edit- ^ Christopher Street in Valletta was first named "Strada della Fontana" as a spring or fountain of fresh water was struck in its vicinity whilst a well for the storage of water was being excavated during the building of Valletta. The French Republican Government altered the name to "Rue des Droits de l'Homme". The British Colonial Government then changed the name to "Strada Cristoforo"; Victor F. Denaro, The Houses of Valletta, Malta, 1967.
- ^ Bonello, Giovanni (2000). Art in Malta - Discoveries and Recoveries Archived 2016-08-28 at the Wayback Machine. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti. p. 51. ISBN 99909-959-7-4. ISBN 99909-959-8-2.
- ^ a b 1929 Map of Valletta
- ^ times of Malta
- ^ Cilia Lacorte
- ^ During British pre-1926 (and possibly even after that) Republic Square was known as Piazza Tesoreria not Piazza Regina. Piazza Regina was what is now known as Castille Place.