Valletta Market
Valletta, Malta
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
- You can eat here
- Food court
- Opening hours
- Mo-Su 07:00-22:00
- Phone
- +356 2210 3500
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Is-Suq tal-Belt, or Valletta Market, is a Victorian market hall built in 1861 in Malta's capital, notable as the island's first building constructed predominantly of iron. Originally serving as a covered market in the heart of Valletta, it suffered severe damage during World War II; subsequent rebuilding proved insensitive to its original structure, and further alterations in later decades contributed to its decline through the 1970s. An attempt to reinvent it as a shopping arcade called Ixtri Malti in the 1980s failed to reverse this trajectory. Following comprehensive renovation in 2016–17, the market reopened in January 2018 as a food market, restoring a Grade 1 heritage landmark to contemporary use.
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- Built
- Type
- market hall
- Heritage
- Grade 1
- Place
- Valletta, Malta
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