Every year, the EU designates two cities or regions in Europe as “Cultural Capitals”. Capital of Culture 2018 was, besides the Dutch city Leeuwarden, Valletta, the capital of the island Malta. Europe’s smallest capital on Malta Did you know? With a size of only 360 m² and a population of 430,000, Malta is the smallest country in the European Union, but its capital is really compact with only 6,000 inhabitants. All the more reason to fly to Malta. The city of Valletta, whose Maltese name is Il-Belt, was founded in 1566 by the Knights of the Order of Malta and, due to its unique architecture, was declared a UNESCO World…