Free access to Children on World Tourism Day

Valletta Living History will be granting free access to all children under the age of 14 when accompanied by a paying adult to view the audiovisual docudrama on World Tourism Day which falls on the 27th September.

This initiative was taken in order to promote Valletta and Maltese heritage to the younger generations in order for them to better appreciate and value what our islands have to offer.

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute historical reenactment docudrama depicting the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.  It is screening daily at the Embassy Complex in St. Lucia Street, Valletta.  With the use of original shots, computer generated imagery and archive footage, this production has managed to encapsulate the main events in Malta’s chequered history.

World Tourism Day, is a global observance to highlight tourism’s social, cultural, political and economic value.  This year it is being held under the theme Tourism and Community Development - focusing on the ability of tourism to empower people and provide them with skills to achieve change in their local communities.  The initiative is led by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation and locally by the Malta Tourism Authority.

Valletta Living History screens every day at 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 13:00, 13:45, 14:30 and 15:15.  

New advert featuring Valletta Living History

Have you checked out our new advert about how to get to Valletta Living History?

Let us know what you think.

SIMSHAR out on 30th April 2014

A few years ago Malta was awoken to the shocking news of the faith of the Simshar, a fishing boat that was mysteriously destroyed at sea, and never came home.  The drama faced by the crew, reveled by the only survivor, was made into a film, that is now ready for launch.

A young and mischievous Theo sets off on his first fishing trip with his sea faring family, on board the Simshar. Also in the Mediterranean, a medic is kept hostage on a vessel harbouring rescued African migrants, which Malta and Italy refuse access to. When a fire breaks out, leaving the Simshar crew stranded in open water, the two strands unravel to disastrous consequences. 

At the Embassy Complex in Valletta there is currently an exhibition of the props used in the making of this film.

The film is being released on Wednesday 30^th April and will be showing daily at 10.15am, 1.45pm, 4.10pm, 6.30p, and 8.55pm. For more details click on the following LINK.

Ticket Hotline Tel 21 222 225

See the trailer here:

Valletta Promo Filming

Yesterday the Valletta Living History marketing team were busy producing a new promotional clip to further highlight the beauty of visiting Valletta.  The new clips including how to get to Valletta by bus or by ferry.  The clips are presently under production and will be soon released on our social media.

Feature in Журнал "МОЯ МАЛЬТА"

Valletta Living History has been reconfirmed a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction

"The Malta Tourism Authority is pleased to inform you that Valletta Living History has been reconfirmed a Quality Assured Visitor Attraction till the 31^st January 2015."

Through its Quality Assured schemes, the Malta Tourism Authority is seeking to recognise tourism operators and establishments that offer a quality service to our visitors

This was the first email that we opened this morning, and what a good way to start a new month and a new week.

We would like to thank all our visitors for their great feedback.  Valletta Living History was produced in a way that also gives evidence of the great artistic talent of the Maltese.

Buy your ticket online now!

You can now instantly buy your tickets to Valletta Living History using the website www.malta.com.  Tickets can be purchased using all international credit cards.  There is also a 20% discount limited offer available when buy your ticket online today!

Buy your tickets for Valletta Living History today! CLICK HERE

Some of the Pictures from the Drawing Competition

National Drawing Competition Awards

Valletta Living History together with the Embassy Complex hosted the award ceremony for the winners of the Valletta Living History National Drawing Competition titled 'MY CITY - imagine Valletta in 2018', on Saturday 19th January 2013.  The awards were given out by Valletta Mayor, Dr. Alexiei Dingli.

Miss Laura Zammit from the Convent of the Sacred Heart won the Best Drawing award consisting of €100 shopping vouchers at the Embassy Complex, 2 tickets to see Valletta Living History, 2 tickets to use at the Embassy Cinema and a Valletta Living History gift pack.

The Best Class Effort award went to Class 3.1 of Kullegg Dun Gorg Preca Primary A Paola.  The class prize consists of a screening of Valletta Living History and participation in the Valletta Treasure Hunt together with a gift pack each.

Valletta Living History is a high definition audiovisual docudrama depicting the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.  It is screened eight times daily in eight languages at the Embassy Complex in Valletta.  The high quality production has also been awarded the Quality Assured seal by the Malta Tourism Authority.  For more information visit www.maltaattraction.com or on Facebook.

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Valletta Living History flimkien ma’ The Embassy Complex ospitaw iċ-ċerimonja tal-għoti tal-premijiet lir-rebbieħa tal-Valletta Living History National Drawing Competition bl-isem 'MY CITY - imagine Valletta in 2018', nhar is-Sibt 19 ta’ Jannar 2012.  Għal din iċ-ċerimonja attenda fost oħrajn is-Sindku tal-Belt Valletta, Dr. Alexiei Dingli.

Laura Zammit mill-iskola The Convent of the Sacred Heart rebħet ir-rigal tal-aqwa stampa fejn ingħatat €100 vouchers li jissarfu f’ The Embassy Complex, 2 biljetti biex tara Valletta Living History, 2 biljetti biex tara film f’ The Embassy Cinema u numru ta’ rigali marbuta ma’ Valletta Living History.

Il-klassi 3.1 tal-Kullegg Dun Gorg Preca Primarja A ta’ Raħal Ġdid ħadu l-unur bħala l-aħjar klassi li pparteċipw.  Huma rebħu mawra bħala klassi biex jaraw Valletta Living History u wara jieħdu sehem fit-Treasure Hunt tal-Belt Valletta.

Valletta Living History huwa docudrama li juri l-istorja, il-kultura u l-istil ta’ ħajja ta' Malta u tal-Maltin. Prodott u muri f’ definizzjoni għolja, dan l-ispettaklu, f’perjodu qasir rċeva rikonoxximent għall-kwalità tiegħu, u ingħata il-Quality Assured Award, siġill tal-Awtorità Maltija tat-Turiżmu.

Valletta Living History jintwera kuljum fil-Kumpless Embassy fil-Belt Valletta. Aktar informazzjoni dwar l-ispettaklu u din l-inizjattiva tinstab fuq il-websajt www.maltaattraction.com jew fuq Facebook.

Thanks to Maltese Australian visitors

We would like to thank all the Maltese Australians who have been visiting our show over the past weeks while on holiday in Malta whilst trying to have an endless summer! 

It is a great joy to us at Valletta Living History to hear that many people have come to find us after hearing back in Australia what a great show it is.

US Ambassador Visit

Newly appointed US Ambassador, H.E. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley visited Valletta on Wednesday 27th June togethr with her family and friends who were visiting Malta.

The visit started off with a stop at the Embassy Complex to see Valletta Living History, a high definition, multilingul audiovisual show depicting the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese. Mrs. Abercrombie-Winstanley thanked the management for the invitation to visit the show and had very positive coments about the production and also about all there was to see in Valletta.

Valletta Living History is open every day with 8 shows daily starting from 10am with the last one at 3.15pm. More information can be found at www.maltaattraction.com.

 Photo: Mr. Alexis Callus, Sales and Marketing Manager Valletta Living History, Mr. Gerard Winstanley; H.E. Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, US Ambassador; Mrs Bettina Azzopardi, Manager Embassy Complex, Mr. John Soler, Director Valletta Living History.

The Letters We Like to Receive!

It is great to receive such mail in the post!! A big thank you to the teachers and students of St. Edward's College who visited Valletta Living History earlier this week!

Education Minister Visits

In order to commemorate the 1st anniversary from the launching of Valletta Living History, Education, Employment and Family Minister, the Hon. Dolores Crisitina visited the attraction at the Embassy Complex in Valletta.

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute audiovisual show, filmed and screened in high definition. The show, available in eight languages is a docudrama depicting the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.

On this occasion students from St. Edward’s Collage and Stella Maris Collage were invited to view the show.

Minister Cristina highlighted the importance of understanding our heritage and appreciating the efforts of our forefathers. The students, when asked of their experience by the Minister, all expressed their fascination at the bravery of the Maltese and their pride of such a rich history. She appealed to them to use the summer wisely and take time to visit and appreciate more the history that surrounds Valletta and the rest of the island.

More information about Valletta Living History can be found on www.maltaattraction.com or by calling 27220071.

Photo: Hon. Dolores Cristina Minister of Education flanked by her Private Secretary, Ms. Michelle Mallia and Mr. Michael Soler, Director of Valletta Living History.

Competition Award

On the 29^th April 2011, as advised, Ms. Yanica Galea, a lucky fan of the Valletta Living History Facebook Page won €100.00 vouchers thanks to The Embassy Complex in Valletta after being selected in a raffle.

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute audiovisual show, filmed and screened in high definition. It has recently been awarded the Quality Assured seal by the Malta Tourism Authority. The show depicts the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.

Yanica is a 20 year-old MCAST student from Birzebbuga. She spends her time preparing for gigs and playing the base guitar with her band The OverOuts and is looking forward to achieving her dream of releasing a first album, so look out for them in the future!

Look out for the next Facebook competition on the Valletta Living History page.

Valletta Living History is screened every day at the Embassy Complex in Valletta. More information can be obtained by visiting www.maltaattraction.com.

Win €100.00!

On the 29^th April 2011 at 12h00 one of the members of the Valletta Living History Fan page on Facebook will be awarded €100.00 worth of shopping vouchers at the Embassy Complex.

Make sure you join the Valletta Living History fan page on Facebook now!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Valletta-Living-History/361400701226

Does Valletta really sleep?

Valletta is amazing, not only because it is the capital city of Malta, but because it is a living city and is keeping its relevance even after 500 years of existence.

Compared to Malta’s 7000 years of history, Valletta is quite a modern city. Built by the Knights of St. John, to celebrate La Vallette’s victory over Suleiman and him Ottoman soldiers, Valletta established itself as a modern and vibrant 16th Century city, hosting Knights from all over Europe and linking the two main continents, a role it still plays today.

A visit to Valletta will open the doors to over 250 monuments that adorn the streets, all leading to another in a chequered format, as chequered as its past!

Walking through City gate, make sure to walk down Republic Street and stop and Marvel at the Grandmasters Palace in St. George’s Square.

But before seeing any more, go to the Embassy Complex in St Lucy’s Street, just before the Palace, and view Valletta Living History, a 35 minute audio-visual show, that will give you the basics about the city and Malta’s history. http://www.maltaattraction.com.

A visit to St. Johns Co-Cathedral is a must. The entrance is right in front of the Law Courts. Make sure you also visit St. Paul’s Shipwreck Church (free entrance) in St. Paul Street, accessible from Merchants Street, where you can enjoy window shopping and the week day market. Valletta has over 30 churches and most are open during the day.

The afternoon stands still between 13h00 and 16h00, so that is time to stop for a snack in Pjazza Regina, Cordina Coffee Shop a favourite with locals and visitors. You can also spend your siesta time in the Upper or Lower Barrakka Gardens and enjoy the views of the Grand Harbour and the 3 Cities.

Make sure to visit The Archaeology Museum and there is also an interesting Fine Arts Museum in South Street. Casa Rocca Piccola is also a fine example of 16th century nobility lifestyle.

Dinning in the city is also fun. Come the evening look out for the cosy rooms converted into fine restaurants, a favourite is ‘Il-Horza’ in St. Christopher’s Street. Entertainment is also available on weekends especially; check out who will be playing at the Premier in Pjazza Regina.

You can easily spend your day in the city and your evening overlooking the lights from on bastion or another. The day is bustling, but at night, if you look deep, you will find a city that hardly sleeps!

Valletta Living History - Free Admission for Children

During the month of April and May, Valletta Living History is offering children under 12 years free admission when accompanied by paying adults. This offer is open to all Maltese Residents and is valid from the 1^st of April 2011 till the 31^st May 2011.

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute audiovisual show, filmed and screened in high definition. It has recently been awarded the Quality Assured seal by the Malta Tourism Authority. The show depicts the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.

The management of Valletta Living History believes that it is important for our children to grow up with the knowledge of our past and appreciate further the values and wealth of knowledge left by our forefathers.

Screening takes place eight times daily at the Embassy Complex in Valletta. Further information about Valletta Living History can be found on www.maltaattraction.com and on the Facebook fan page under the shows name.

Valletta Living History – Public Debate

During a public screening and debate of Valletta Living History Manuel Cauchi the main actor in this docudrama gave an account of his experience on set during filming.

The docudrama was well received by the audience who packed the cinema at St. James Cavalier. Justin Camilleri who chaired the discussion after pointed out that production of Valletta Living History was one of the biggest investments ever made for a local production, especially when one compares to the length of the final product

Valletta Living History is a 35 minute audiovisual show, filmed and screened in high definition. It has recently been awarded the Quality Assured seal by the Malta Tourism Authority. The show depicts the history, culture and lifestyle of Malta and the Maltese.

Noel Calleja who was responsible for the composition of all related music in the production emphasized that during filming nothing was spared, the detail and the quality achieved is visible to all. The audience agreed and a few also asked is a sequel was in the pipe line, one over enthusiastic German member of the audience said that is should be proposed that Hollywood invest in such a production.

The panel was also made up of Jean Pierre Gatt who was the director of Photography. Mr. Gatt took the audience through the process of production from the choice of filming locations to the editing process.

Valletta Living History is screened every day at the Embassy Complex in Valletta. More information can be obtained by visiting www.maltaattraction.com or following the show on facebook.