{"id":1302359,"date":"2026-09-26T18:41:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T18:41:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302359"},"modified":"2026-10-01T16:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T16:34:07","slug":"malta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/europe\/malta\/","title":{"rendered":"Malta"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1301190,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Malta country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Malta","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Three islands, seven thousand years of history and a swimming season that runs into November. English is an official language, which makes it the easiest Mediterranean country to arrive in cold.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302361","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a base | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac16 | Dorm bed, from\r\n7,000 | Years of settlement\r\n3 | Inhabited islands\r\n300 | Days of sun a year","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Smaller than you think, older than anywhere","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Malta is 27km long. You can drive its length in under an hour and see the whole country in a week without rushing, which is unusual for somewhere with this much in it: megalithic temples older than the pyramids, a capital built by knights in the sixteenth century, and a coastline of limestone cliffs and swimming holes.\r\n\r\nValletta is the centre of it \u2014 a fortified city on a peninsula, walkable end to end in twenty minutes, and a UNESCO site in its entirety. St Julian's and Sliema are where most hostels and nightlife sit, fifteen minutes up the coast.\r\n\r\nGozo, the second island, is greener, slower and half an hour by ferry. Comino, between them, has the Blue Lagoon and is a day trip that is spectacular early and mobbed by noon. Almost everyone speaks English, which is the practical reason Malta works so well as a first solo trip.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Maltese and English, both official\r\nCurrency | Euro (\u20ac)\r\nEmergency | 112\r\nTap water | Safe but heavily desalinated. Most people drink bottled\r\nDriving | On the left, a British legacy\r\nTipping | 5\u201310% in restaurants\r\nHow long to stay | Five days to a week for all three islands\r\nBest months | April to June, September and October","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Buses link the whole main island from Valletta, and the Gozo ferry runs constantly.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Valletta | A fortified capital built by the Knights of St John, walkable in twenty minutes end to end. |  | 1302611 | Really you will feel the vibe of the Island! Stunning architecture and beautiful places to see. Super nice atmosphere!! | \nSliema | Across the harbour from Valletta: seafront promenade, rock swimming and the ferry across. |  | 1302612 | Sliema is a great central location to all the things you want to do in Malta. Easy to get to Valletta or st Julian\u2019s and busses around the island. There is lots of food and drink nearby and a beautiful boardwalk. | \nVictoria, Gozo | The second island's capital, under a citadel, and the base for a slower few days. |  | 1302613 |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Malta packs a lot into a small space: swimming, ruins, diving and a very concentrated nightlife.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Beach | teal | sunglasses | Mostly rock rather than sand, and the water is the point. | Swim at the Blue Lagoon before 10:00; Rock swimming at Sliema; Golden Bay for actual sand | Blue Lagoon; Golden Bay; G\u0127ajn Tuffie\u0127a | Sliema; St Julian's; Gozo | beach\nCulture | purple | culture | Temples older than the pyramids, and a capital built as a fortress. | \u0126a\u0121ar Qim temples; St John's Co-Cathedral and its Caravaggio; Mdina after dark | Valletta; \u0126a\u0121ar Qim; Mdina | Valletta; Mdina | culture\nAdventure | green | backpack | Diving, cliff walks and sea caves. | Dive a wreck; Walk the Dingli cliffs; Kayak into a sea cave | Dingli Cliffs; Comino caves; Gozo dive sites | Gozo; St Julian's | adventure\nNightlife | pink | nightclub | Concentrated in one square, and loud. | Paceville on a Friday; A rooftop in Valletta; Summer boat party | Paceville; Valletta rooftops; Sliema front | St Julian's; Valletta | nightlife\nCity break | blue | city | Valletta in two days, with swimming attached. | Upper Barrakka Gardens at the noon gun; Ferry to Sliema; Grand Harbour boat tour | Valletta; Three Cities; Sliema | Valletta; Sliema | city-break\nBudget | teal | coin | The cheapest English-speaking country in the EU. | Pastizzi for \u20ac0.40; Buses everywhere for \u20ac2; Free rock swimming | Sliema; St Julian's; Gozo | Sliema; St Julian's | budget-travel","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Malta","hw_hub_country_do_body":"Valletta is small enough to see in a day and worth two. St John's Co-Cathedral holds Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, the largest canvas he painted and the only one he signed. The Upper Barrakka Gardens look over the Grand Harbour, and the saluting battery fires at noon.\r\n\r\nThe megalithic temples \u2014 \u0126a\u0121ar Qim, Mnajdra and \u0120gantija on Gozo \u2014 predate Stonehenge and the pyramids, and receive a fraction of the visitors either does.\r\n\r\nComino's Blue Lagoon is the most photographed water in the country and gets extremely crowded: take the first boat, swim, and leave before the day trips arrive. Gozo rewards a couple of nights, with the citadel at Victoria, salt pans on the north coast and quiet diving.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Blue Lagoon | First boat or don't bother. It fills completely by late morning\r\nSt John's Co-Cathedral | Caravaggio's largest painting. Modest entry fee\r\nTemples | Older than the pyramids, and quiet\r\nBuses | A \u20ac25 Explore card covers the entire network for a week","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Malta","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Malta","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Maltese food is Sicilian with British and North African edges. Pastizzi \u2014 flaky pastries filled with ricotta or mushy peas \u2014 cost \u20ac0.40 to \u20ac0.80 from a hole in the wall and are the national snack.\r\n\r\nFtira, a flatbread sandwich with tuna, olives and capers, is the lunch, and rabbit stew is the national dish, usually served as a two-course affair in a village restaurant for \u20ac15 to \u20ac20.\r\n\r\nMarsaxlokk on a Sunday has the fish market and a line of harbourside restaurants where the catch is the point. Prices in St Julian's and Sliema run higher than inland villages for the same food.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Pastizzi | \u20ac0.40\u20130.80 each. Two is breakfast\r\nRabbit stew | The national dish. \u20ac15\u201320 in a village restaurant\r\nMarsaxlokk | Sunday fish market and harbourside lunch\r\nKinnie | The bitter orange soft drink. An acquired taste, widely acquired","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Malta","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Malta","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Paceville in St Julian's is the nightlife, concentrated into a few streets of clubs and bars. It is loud, young, cheap and can be rowdy, particularly when the summer language schools are in session.\r\n\r\nValletta has the better alternative: rooftop bars, wine bars in converted townhouses and Strait Street, once the sailors' quarter and now the most interesting drinking in the country.\r\n\r\nSummer adds boat parties and beach clubs, and Malta's electronic music festivals draw international names to what is a very small island. Drinks are cheap by western European standards, at \u20ac3 to \u20ac5 for a beer.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Paceville | The club strip. Loud, cheap and very young in summer\r\nStrait Street | Valletta's better option, and where locals drink\r\nPrices | A beer \u20ac3\u20135, cheaper than most of the Mediterranean\r\nSummer | Boat parties and beach clubs from June","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Malta","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Malta","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Buses go everywhere on the main island and the Explore card costs \u20ac25 for seven days of unlimited travel, which is the obvious purchase for any stay over three days. They are slow and can be crowded, and the network radiates from Valletta, so crossing between two outer points often means going through the capital.\r\n\r\nThe Gozo ferry runs every 45 minutes from \u010airkewwa and takes 25 minutes. Foot passengers pay about \u20ac4.65 return, paid on the way back from Gozo.\r\n\r\nDriving is on the left and the roads are narrow, busy and not well signposted. It gives you Gozo and the quieter coast at your own pace, but parking in Valletta and Sliema is genuinely difficult.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Explore card | \u20ac25 for a week of unlimited buses. Singles \u20ac2 in winter, \u20ac2.50 in summer\r\nGozo ferry | Every 45 minutes, 25 minutes, a few euros\r\nDriving | On the left. Narrow roads and hard parking in the towns\r\nValletta\u2013Sliema ferry | Faster and nicer than the bus around the harbour","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Malta","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Malta costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Malta is among the cheaper Mediterranean countries and by some way the cheapest English-speaking country in the EU. Dorms start around \u20ac16 outside summer, a pastizzi lunch costs under \u20ac2, and a week of buses is \u20ac25.\r\n\r\nJuly and August are the exception, when prices rise sharply with the language-school season and the heat, and St Julian's fills with a very young crowd.\r\n\r\nA day comes to \u20ac45 to \u20ac60 including a bed, food, transport and a paid site. Diving is the main discretionary cost, at \u20ac40 to \u20ac60 a dive with equipment.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac16, considerably more in July and August\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201360\r\nBus card | \u20ac25 for a week of unlimited travel\r\nDiving | \u20ac40\u201360 a dive including kit","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Malta","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Malta","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"Malta is a safe country with low crime and the added comfort, for many travellers, that everything happens in English. Ordinary care applies in Paceville late at night, where the combination of very young crowds and cheap drinks produces the usual problems.\r\n\r\nSwimming is where people get hurt. Much of the coast is rock rather than beach, entry and exit points are sharp, and currents around Comino and the cliffs are stronger than the calm surface suggests. Swim where others are swimming.\r\n\r\nDriving on narrow roads with unfamiliar rules, on the left, is the other common issue. Maltese driving is assertive and lane discipline is not a local strength.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112\r\nPaceville | Very young crowds late at night. Ordinary caution\r\nRock swimming | Sharp entries and stronger currents than they look\r\nDriving | On the left, narrow, and assertive. Take it slowly","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Malta is in the EU, the Schengen area and the eurozone. EU citizens need an ID card; UK, US, Canadian and Australian passport holders get 90 days in any 180 across the whole Schengen zone.\r\n\r\nPassports need three months' validity beyond departure and to have been issued within the last ten years. ETIAS has been delayed repeatedly \u2014 check the official EU site.\r\n\r\nEnglish being an official language means no translation issues with paperwork, signage or emergency services, which is a genuine practical advantage over the rest of the Mediterranean.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"Schengen and euro | Both, so no currency or border friction from the EU\r\nPassport validity | Three months beyond departure, issued within ten years\r\nETIAS | Repeatedly delayed \u2014 check the official EU site\r\nEnglish | An official language. Signage and services are all in it","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"Malta has the longest swimming season in Europe, running from May into November. July and August are very hot and very busy, and the shoulders are close to perfect.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs. The sea stays above 20\u00b0C from roughly June to November, which is longer than anywhere else in Europe.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 16 | 1 | Mild, wet, and the cheapest month. Sea too cold\r\nFebruary | 16 | 1 | Quiet. Carnival brings the one busy week\r\nMarch | 18 | 2 | Warming, wildflowers, and very few visitors\r\nApril | 20 | 3 | Excellent. Swimming starts for the brave\r\nMay | 24 | 4 | The best month. Warm sea, long days, no crowds yet\r\nJune | 28 | 4 | Hot and busy. Festa season starts\r\nJuly | 32 | 5 | Peak heat and peak crowds. Language schools arrive\r\nAugust | 32 | 5 | The busiest and hottest. Santa Marija week is the peak\r\nSeptember | 29 | 4 | Warmest sea of the year and thinning crowds\r\nOctober | 25 | 3 | Superb. Still swimming, prices falling\r\nNovember | 21 | 1 | Quiet, mild, and the sea still just about swimmable\r\nDecember | 17 | 2 | Mild and cheap, with a Christmas spike","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, outside July and August.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"A \u20ac25 Explore card covers the transport line for a whole week. Diving at \u20ac40\u201360 a dive is the main extra.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 25 | 26 | 4 | 14\r\nComfortable | 40 | 42 | 8 | 22","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Malta's summer is a chain of village festas, each with fireworks. They are the best free entertainment in the country.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"malta","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Malta","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/malta\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Carnival | February | Valletta \u00b7 Nadur | Valletta's is colourful and official; Nadur's on Gozo is dark, spontaneous and much stranger. |  | \nGood Friday processions | April | Nationwide | Life-sized statues carried through village streets. Solemn and very well attended. |  | \nFesta season | June to September | Every village | Each village celebrates its patron saint with fireworks, brass bands and street food. Free, and constant all summer. |  | \nIsle of MTV | Summer | Floriana | A free concert that fills the island, with major international acts. |  | \nSanta Marija | 15 August | Nationwide | The peak of the festa season and the busiest week of the Maltese summer. |  | \nNotte Bianca | October | Valletta | One night when the capital's palaces and museums open free until the early hours. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Malta","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Most are in St Julian's and Sliema; Gozo has a handful and they are quieter.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Malta","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/malta\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"130","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Malta travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How many days do you need in Malta? | Five days to a week covers Valletta, the temples, a couple of swimming days and two nights on Gozo. The island is only 27km long, so nothing needs a long journey.\r\nIs Malta cheap? | It is among the cheaper Mediterranean countries and the cheapest English-speaking country in the EU. Dorms from \u20ac16, pastizzi under \u20ac1, and a week of buses for \u20ac25. July and August are considerably more expensive.\r\nDo they speak English in Malta? | Yes \u2014 English is an official language alongside Maltese, and everything from road signs to emergency services works in it. It is the main reason Malta suits a first solo trip.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit Malta? | May, June, September and October. The sea stays above 20\u00b0C from June to November, which is the longest swimming season in Europe. July and August are 32\u00b0C and packed with summer language students.\r\nIs the Blue Lagoon worth it? | The water genuinely is that colour, and it is genuinely overrun. Take the first boat of the day, swim, and leave before the day-trip crowds arrive in late morning. Gozo's quieter bays are the alternative.\r\nDo I need to visit Gozo? | It is a different pace \u2014 greener, slower, with the \u0120gantija temples and better diving. Two nights is enough to feel the difference, and the ferry runs every 45 minutes and takes 25 minutes.\r\nIs Paceville safe? | It is the club strip and behaves like one: very young crowds, cheap drinks, and the usual late-night issues that follow. Valletta's Strait Street and rooftop bars are the better option for most people.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Malta and Gozo \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. Then meet the people already there in the app.","hw_hub_country_cta_buttons":"Find hostels in Malta | https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/malta\/\r\nGet the app | https:\/\/hostelworld.onelink.me\/IdiK\/f5a50nhd","hw_hub_country_newsletter_title":"Get the good stuff monthly","hw_hub_country_newsletter_body":"New city guides, deals and route ideas. 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