The Roman Catholic St. John's Co Cathedral dedicated to St John the Baptist ranks high in many travelers list of Valletta's must sees.  We wasted no time in visiting it on our first full day in Malta.  It was a no brainer really since it was right in the middle of the city and very easy to get to.  Although we were there in Mid February which I have always believed to be off season for travel, there were lots of tourists everywhere.  Lots of them. 

Anyway, entry was not free and soon after we paid our admission, off we went to explore the absolutely jaw dropping cathedral. From what I've read, it was built to rival the churches of Rome. 

Every visitor is given an audio guide in the language of his choice.   We must have stayed a couple of hours here. We did visit each and every corner twice just so we didn't miss anything.