Vittoriosa is a tiny 850m long by 400m at it’s widest point and it testimony to the old adage that great things come in small packages. The Vittoriosa is literally crammed with narrow little streets filled with history and the tours usually kick off from St John’s Tower Street near the main gate. Vittoriosa was an important strategic stronghold from the 16th century onwards as it controlled the creeks of the Grand Harbour and from the fascinating auberges of the Order and the excellent Maritime Museum to the grand Inquisitor’s Palace and the fortifications of the Great Siege – the tour takes in everything. There is more history squeezed onto this tiny promontory than the rest of Malta put together and although it’s doubtful you’ll get lost if exploring alone, the historic tour fully explains the fascinating history of pocket size Vittoriosa.