On the occasion of St. Paul’s Day National Holiday, Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna is holding a special event at the Saluting Battery, Valletta with guided tours of the newly restored heritage site and a full-gun salute at 12.00hrs.

FWA swill also be offering a one-time opportunity to view the WW2 Lascaris Tunnels in Battery Street and the Saint Peter & Paul Counter-guard located on the other side of the Valletta main ditch.

The programme of events is as follows:

10.00 to 12.30hrs: Guided tours and full-gun salute at the Saluting Battery.

13.00 – 16.00hrs: Guided tours of the Lascaris Tunnels and Counter-guard. At the end of each tour there will be a historical re-enactment representing different periods of history: Renaissance, Napoleonic & Victorian.

Entrance fee: €5 per Adult. Free for all FWA members, BOV members of staff on showing their employment card and children u/16yrs (accompanied by an adult).

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