Tours brochure2017

PLANNING AUTHORITY

Sundays

HERITAGE PLANNING tours

FLORIANA

Are you interested in Malta's cultural heritage and architecture? Would you like to know more about the locality of Floriana - its whereabouts and characteris cs? If so, we invite you to join our monthly Educa onal Sunday tour!

Over the years, our tours have become a very popular educa onal and cultural experience for those interested in knowing more about past tradi ons, techniques used in construc on, the origins of our locali es, prac ces in urban planning and more.

The tour is led by professionals in the ďŹ elds of heritage planning and conserva on.

This year, the tour will focus on the locality of Floriana, also known as Ci a' Vilhena. The locality of Floriana which dates back to 1634, oers an immense heritage experience with unravelling details about its planning aspect. Floriana has no less than 15 gardens. The buildings, churches and monuments in this locality provide an insight into Malta's poli cal and social past from the me of the Knights of St HERITAGE PLANNING John to the present day. tours

Sundays FLORIANA

Throughout the tour, we will offer you the opportunity to discover a number of buildings of par cular interest, insite into the extensive baroque for fica ons built by the Knights, typical characteris cs of Urban Conserva on Areas and places of historical appeal including gardens, churches and other interes ng sites and features.

Through this tour we also fund raise for a good cause. So the Euro 3 fee will be donated to Hospice Movement.

The tour will start from the Planning Authority's offices in Floriana at 9:00am and will end by 12:30hrs. The Sunday Tours will be held on : 22nd October 2017 26th November 2017 17th December 2017 28th January 2018 18th February 2018 25th March 2018 22nd April 2018 6th May 2018

If you are interested to join for this venture, book a place by contact us 22902021/9942 5222 or send an email on tours@pa.org.mt. Places are on a first come first serve basis.

Sundays

HERITAGE PLANNING tours

FLORIANA

PLANNING AUTHORITY