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Book your
FREE
transport to
Fort Rinella
Our Free Transport service is provided once a day between Monday and Saturday departing as follows:
•12.20hrs from the Saluting Battery
•12.45hrs from the Malta at War Museum
This service is a one way service. Returning to Valletta will be by no.3 bus which can be boarded right by the fort’s entrance.
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War H.Q.
Tunnel Tours
You can buy your exclusive
WAR H.Q. TUNNEL TOUR
from Fort Rinella or online.
Opened in 1940 to accommodate the Combined War Headquarters of all three services underground to protect it from aerial attack, this complex housed the Fighter Sector Operations Room used during the Battle for Malta 1940-43 along with other operation rooms and ancillary facilities. After the end of the war it was used by NATO up to 1977 to track the movement of Soviet subs in the Mediterranean.
Exclusive guided tours are offered twice daily one at 10.30 and another one at 13.00. The fee for this tour is €15.00 per person which also includes a tour of the Saluting Battery.
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TESTIMONIALS
"Visited the fort in July, great place, very interesting and the guides were really good, they gave demonstrations and a history of the fort, it's weaponry and the story of the 100 ton gun. ." Tricia J, Tripadvisor 2018
"What a little gem !!! This place brings history to life with reenactments of life in the fort. Very knowledgeable staff. All money taken for tickets and food goes straight back into helping the upkeep of this fort." bridget65, Tripadvisor 2018
"A fantastic experience for adults and kids" David C, Tripadvisor 2018