Lonely Planet's top 10 cities for 2015

Valletta ranks top. The Maltese capital has had a sensational makeover.
Rich in museums, Valletta centres on one of the most fabulously decorated baroque cathedrals you are ever likely to see, St John’s Co-Cathedral, whose interior is a frenzy of decoration, a product of the Knights of Malta all trying to outdo each others’ chapels. It also houses Caravaggio’s largest painting.
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