Attractions

Sliema is flat, modern and walkable. It has a seafront promenade and ferries across into Valletta.

Victoria is the capital of Gozo, built around the Cittadella on its hill.

Marsaxlokk is a fishing village full of painted luzzu (traditional fishing boats, with an eye painted on the bow). A market runs…

Senglea is a narrow peninsula with the best view back at Valletta's bastions. The Gardjola (a stone watchtower carved with an eye…

Birgu is the oldest of the Three Cities. It faces Valletta across the water and it is far quieter. Fort St Angelo…

Mdina is the old walled capital. It goes almost silent once the day trippers leave, so go in the evening.

Valletta is the capital of Malta. It is also the smallest capital in the European Union. You can walk across it in…

A bright red watchtower from the 1640s stands on the Marfa ridge, looking across at Comino and Gozo.

The cathedral sits at the heart of the silent city. Its museum is next door.

You walk through the state rooms and the armoury of the Knights, in a palace that sits in the middle of the…