A fishing village in south-east Malta with a harbour full of colourful traditional boats (luzzu), painted with the protective 'Eye of Osiris' on the bow. The Sunday market sells fish and souvenirs, and the waterfront restaurants serve the day's catch.
Nearby, St Peter's Pool is a natural rock swimming pool, and the Blue Grotto at Wied iż-Żurrieq is a series of sea caves visited by boat.
An underground Neolithic burial complex carved into the rock around 4000 BC, with chambers on three levels, some painted with red ochre spirals.
Birgu (Vittoriosa), Senglea and Cospicua, the three fortified towns across the Grand Harbour from Valletta, where the Knights of St John first settled.
Malta's tiny fortified capital, built by the Knights of St John in the 16th century, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Malta's old capital, a walled medieval city on a hill, called the 'Silent City', with narrow, quiet streets of noble palaces and the baroque St Paul'…
Sheer cliffs on Malta's south-west coast rising about 250 m above the sea, the highest point of the island, with views to the islet of Filfla.
A shallow, intensely turquoise bay of white sand between the small island of Comino and the islet of Cominotto, one of the most beautiful swimming sp…
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