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The Malta Guide Book

A PDF guide book to Malta, Gozo and Comino from Malta Central.

The Malta Guide Book, the PDF guide book from Malta Central

From Malta Central

The Malta Guide Book

Written, fact checked and kept up to date by the Malta Central team.

  • 48 pages, A4
  • Reads on a phone
  • Works with no signal
  • Updated Q3 2026

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What the Malta travel guide covers

A complete Malta travel guide in thirteen chapters across 48 A4 pages, covering Malta, Gozo and Comino in the order you would actually use them.

  • 01

    Before you fly

    Air, sea and rain month by month, and what each season actually changes.

  • 02

    Know before you go

    Quick reference, the four things that change how a day goes, and the checklist.

  • 03

    Getting around

    Buses and the card worth buying, the ferries, taxis and hire cars, and a route cheat sheet.

  • 04

    Where to stay

    What each area is like after dark, and what to settle before booking a room.

  • 05

    Valletta

    What to see and what to skip, and a half-day on foot.

  • 06

    Mdina and the Three Cities

    The silent city, a two-hour circuit of the Three Cities, and the quiet villages.

  • 07

    Gozo and Comino

    What to do on Gozo, one day hour by hour, and the Blue Lagoon pass you have to book.

  • 08

    Beaches and swimming

    Bay by bay: sand or rock, how to get there, when it is busy, and who it suits.

  • 09

    History and heritage

    Seven thousand years in order, the Hypogeum, the forts and watchtowers, and every admission price.

  • 10

    Food and drink

    What to order, what it costs, and where to eat.

  • 11

    Outdoors, hiking and diving

    Where to walk and dive, and the months that suit each.

  • 12

    Itineraries

    One day, three days with no hire car, five days, a family week, seven days and ten with Gozo.

  • 13

    The year, and the words

    Feasts, holidays and fireworks, a practical A to Z, and the Maltese you will see written.

Look inside

Four pages from the finished book, at the size they print.

  • The contents, a page from The Malta Guide BookThe contentsAll 48 pages. Page 3.
  • Month by month, a page from The Malta Guide BookMonth by monthAir, sea and rain. Page 7.
  • Where to swim, a page from The Malta Guide BookWhere to swimSand or rock, and how busy. Page 31.
  • Seven days, and ten with Gozo, a page from The Malta Guide BookSeven days, and ten with GozoDay by day, with costs. Page 45.
The Malta Guide Book cover

€10one payment

  • 48 pages, one PDF
  • Download the moment you pay
  • Licensed and watermarked to you

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Questions people ask

Is this a printed book or a PDF?
A PDF. Nothing is posted to you. It is one file of about 13 MB that downloads the moment you pay, and it prints cleanly on A4 if you would rather have it on paper.
What does the Malta travel guide cover?
Thirteen chapters across 48 pages: when to come month by month, buses and ferries, Valletta, Mdina and the Three Cities, Gozo and Comino, beaches bay by bay, the history and every admission price, food and drink, and itineraries from one day to ten.
Does it work on a phone, and without signal?
Yes. It opens in any PDF reader on a phone, tablet or laptop, and once it is downloaded it needs no signal at all. That is the point of a PDF rather than an app.
How current are the prices and times?
Every figure was checked in the quarter the edition is marked with, currently Q3 2026. Prices, fares and opening hours do move, so the book tells you where on this site to check the live version.
Do I get updates?
Yes. Corrections and refreshes to your edition are free, and your download link is how you fetch the newer file.
What does it cost, and can I share it?
€10, once. Your copy is licensed to you and carries your name and order number on every page, so it can be traced. Sharing, forwarding or reselling it is not allowed.

Who it is for

  • A week on the islands

    You would rather not spend the first evening reading forums, sorting old advice from current advice.

  • Moving over

    The paperwork, the costs and the everyday, in one place instead of across forty tabs.

  • Been before

    The repeat visitor chapter goes past Valletta and the Blue Lagoon to what you have not done yet.

It assumes you have never been to the islands. It does not assume you are on a tour.

What you get for EUR 10

Pages
48, A4
Format
One PDF, about 13 MB
Reads on
Phone, tablet, laptop, paper
Signal
Not needed once downloaded
Account
None. No app, no subscription
Licence
One reader, named on every page

One payment, and no subscription. You download the file and it is yours to keep.

Each copy is licensed to the person who buys it and is digitally watermarked with their name and order number on every page.

It is for that reader’s own use. Sharing, forwarding or reselling the file is strictly prohibited.