Attractions

The island empties out once the day boats leave. Walking across to Santa Marija bay and the towers takes about an hour.

Growers sell straight to you on the old airfield. It is cheaper and better than any supermarket.

Restaurants run right around the bay. It is the middle ground between quiet Sliema and loud Paceville.

Paceville is dense, loud and very young. Almost everywhere is free to get into. It does not really start until after midnight.

Pans are cut into the coastal rock in a chequerboard, and families still work them by hand.

The Victorian market hall on Merchants Street has been restored and filled with food stalls. It stays open late.

Fish is sold in the morning and stalls run the length of the harbour. Go early, because by eleven the fish has…

Wine bars and small places fill the Valletta side streets here. This is where you go when Paceville is not the answer.

A Victorian wall runs the whole width of the island along a natural fault. You can walk long stretches of it.

This is the channel between Comino and Cominotto. You need a free slot booked in advance to set foot on the shore.