Alarme Re-EnactmentsJanuary to July / September to December Fort. St. Elmo (Valletta)The year was 1798 and Napoleon's revolutionary fleet was sighted on the Maltese horizon en route to the expedition of Egypt. Two years later, the Maltese rebelled against their rulers and the French were forced to retreat behind the fortifications of Valletta. Today, the re-enactment of these events that led to liberation from unpopular French rule takes place on the third Sunday of most months between February and November. (For exact dates, visit our events calendar).
Alarme Re-EnactmentsJanuary to July / September to December Fort. St. Elmo (Valletta)The year was 1798 and Napoleon's revolutionary fleet was sighted on the Maltese horizon en route to the expedition of Egypt. Two years later, the Maltese rebelled against their rulers and the French were forced to retreat behind the fortifications of Valletta. Today, the re-enactment of these events that led to liberation from unpopular French rule takes place on the third Sunday of most months between February and November.
(For exact dates, visit our events calendar).