Valletta has been created on the Mount Sciberras and therefore you’re confronted with some inclination when you visit it. Especially when you arrive by cruise ship or want to pass by ferry boat to the Three Cities you need to climb up next to the Upper Barrakka Gardens. To make life easier the Barrakka Lift was created there and operated from 1905 to 1973.
This lift was removed in 1983 and only in 2012 a new one went into operation. On the ground level you need to pass through a tunnel to access it, at the top the elevator is reachable from the uppermost platform of the Upper Barrakka Gardens – views are blocked by large statue, so don’t worry if you don’t find it immediately.
The Barrakka Lift needs 25 seconds to transport you the 58 meters up or done. A ticket currently costs one Euro; if you go by ferry to the Three Cities it is included in the ferry ticket.
Barraka lift
Valletta
Malta
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