Inside Valletta's Guidebook
Food scene
Elephant Shoe
Brunch / lunch place near Upper Barakka Gardens
Lot Sixty One Coffee Roasters
30 Old Theatre StreetGreat coffee and breakfast!
Da Sandro Pasta & Pizza
Casa Sotto
No. 43
43 Merchants StSalad bar with healthy choices for your brunch or lunch.
The Submarine
Grano
Under Grain Restaurant
ION - The Harbour
11 St.Barbara BastionThe Harbour Club
5 Quarry WharfAKI
Trattoria Romana Zero Sei
75 Old Theatre StreetFor authentic Roman cousine!
Noni
Gracy's Arts & Supper Club
Singita Miracle Beach
Head here while in Mdina area to get the famous typical pastizzi.
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Serkin Crystal Palace Bar
Head here while in Mdina area to get the famous typical pastizzi.
Head to Mgarr for a typical Maltese meal, the fenkata (rabbit).
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Mgarr
Head to Mgarr for a typical Maltese meal, the fenkata (rabbit).
Farmers market with only local produce every Tuesday and Saturday from 7am till 3pm in ta’ Qali.
Ta' Qali Farmers' Market
Triq San GakbuFarmers market with only local produce every Tuesday and Saturday from 7am till 3pm in ta’ Qali.
Sightseeing
Take the tour to visit the co-cathedral with a Mannerist facade and a Baroque interior. Also view the famous ‘Beheading of St John the Baptist’ by Caravaggio.
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St. John's Co-Cathedral
Triq San GwannTake the tour to visit the co-cathedral with a Mannerist facade and a Baroque interior. Also view the famous ‘Beheading of St John the Baptist’ by Caravaggio.
Visit the newly restored Triton fountain just outside Valletta’s city gate.
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I-Fountain ye-Triton
Vjal NelsonVisit the newly restored Triton fountain just outside Valletta’s city gate.
Visit Malta’s new Parliament building at the City Gate, designed by Architect Renzo Piano.
Parliament of Malta
Triq l-OrdinanzaVisit Malta’s new Parliament building at the City Gate, designed by Architect Renzo Piano.
Visit this garden for a scenographic of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities. Everyday at noon the cannon is fired!
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Iziko le Upper Barrakka
292 Triq Sant' OrslaVisit this garden for a scenographic of the Grand Harbour and the Three Cities. Everyday at noon the cannon is fired!
Take the ferry from Valletta to the Three Cities and take a walk around Senglea, Bormla and Birgu and discover their alleys full of history and enjoy the waterfront. From Birgu you can walk all the way to the next bay of Kalkara.
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Birgu
Take the ferry from Valletta to the Three Cities and take a walk around Senglea, Bormla and Birgu and discover their alleys full of history and enjoy the waterfront. From Birgu you can walk all the way to the next bay of Kalkara.
Take a stroll around the old capital city, enjoy the architecture, visit the cathedral and the ditch and then relax near the bastions to take a look at the distant views of Malta all the way to Valletta.
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Mdina
Take a stroll around the old capital city, enjoy the architecture, visit the cathedral and the ditch and then relax near the bastions to take a look at the distant views of Malta all the way to Valletta.
Head here for a scenographic experience of Malta’s west coast from the cliffs.
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Dingli
Head here for a scenographic experience of Malta’s west coast from the cliffs.
Visit the pre-historic hilltop temples dating from 3200BC
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Ħaġar Qim
Triq Hagar QimVisit the pre-historic hilltop temples dating from 3200BC
Beaches
Riviera Beach
Paradise Bay Lido
Triq Il-LatnijaGolden Bay
I-Pool ye-St. Peter
Little Armier Beach
Armier Bay Beach
Exiles Beach
Tower RoadGħadira Bay
Drinks places
Yard 32 Gin & Tapas Bar
32 Strait StTrabuxu Wine Bar
2 Strait StBridge Bar
LiesseBabel Bistro
120 Archbishop StreetAmacebiso ngesixeko
Izinto omele uzipakishe
Bring comfortable shoes
We suggest to bring comfortable shoes to walk around, especially in Valletta, which is full of stairs and up & down hills.
Ukuhamba-hamba
Getting around Malta
Best ways to get around Malta are: by car sharing (example Go-to, in Valletta the closest parking spots are just behind the Market Is-Suq tal-Belt, just round the corner from the apartment); by bus (check Tal-ljinea app for times & routes, bus terminus is in Valletta, 5 minutes away from the apartment); by ferry to go across the Grand Harbour to the Three Cities & to Sliema (check Valletta Ferry Services for info); by bicycle for short distances (example Next bike, in Valletta they are located at Castille Square, just up the road from the apartment).