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The most practical base in Malta, next door to St Julian's.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1304040","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"10 min | By ferry to Valletta\r\n\u20ac0 | Rock swimming\r\n\u20ac25 | Seven days of buses","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The base, with the best view of Valletta","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Sliema was a fishing village until the British era, when it became a resort for the island's wealthy. Today it is Malta's busiest shopping and seaside town, a dense strip of apartment blocks and hotels along a long seafront promenade, with Valletta's skyline across the water.\r\n\r\nIt is not beautiful, but it is convenient. The ferry to Valletta takes ten minutes, the boat trips to Comino and Gozo leave from its waterfront, buses go everywhere, and St Julian's, with Paceville's nightlife, is a walk along the coast.\r\n\r\nMost of Malta's hostels are in Sliema and St Julian's, and it makes the easiest base for a week on the islands.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting in from the airport | Bus or taxi, 20\u201330 minutes\r\nGetting around | On foot along the seafront. Buses and ferries\r\nLanguages | Maltese and English\r\nTipping | 5\u201310% in restaurants\r\nTap water | Safe but desalinated. Most people drink bottled\r\nHow long to stay | A base for a week","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Sliema runs straight into G\u017cira and St Julian's along the coast. Stay near the seafront or the ferry.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Tower Road | Swimming | The seafront promenade, with rock swimming below. | 35.9120 | 14.5040 |  | \nThe Strand | Ferries | The waterfront facing Valletta, with the ferry and boat trips. | 35.9030 | 14.5050 |  | \nG\u017cira | Value | Next to Sliema, facing Manoel Island. Cheaper and quieter. | 35.9040 | 14.4930 |  | \nSt Julian's | Nightlife | Spinola Bay and the bars, a walk along the coast. | 35.9200 | 14.4890 |  | \nPaceville | Clubs | The club strip, loud every night in summer. | 35.9260 | 14.4880 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Sliema","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Walk the promenade along Tower Road, the long seafront from the Sliema Ferries to St Julian's. The rocky shore below it is where people swim, from flat rock shelves and ladders into clear water.\r\n\r\nTake the ferry from the Strand to Valletta for the best view of the capital's bastions and dome from the water. Boat trips leave from the same waterfront for Comino's Blue Lagoon, Gozo and harbour cruises.\r\n\r\nWalk on to St Julian's: Balluta Bay, Spinola Bay with its fishing boats, and the lively streets beyond. Manoel Island, across from G\u017cira, has an eighteenth-century star fort.\r\n\r\nFond G\u0127adir and the rock pools near Exiles are the best spots for swimming in Sliema itself.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Tower Road | The promenade and rock swimming\r\nValletta ferry | The best view of the capital\r\nComino | Boat trips to the Blue Lagoon\r\nSpinola Bay | Fishing boats in St Julian's","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Sliema","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Sliema","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The promenade and the rock swimming are free, and they are why people stay here.\r\n\r\nThe view of Valletta from the Strand, especially at sunset, is free.\r\n\r\nThe walk along the coast to St Julian's and Spinola Bay costs nothing.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Rock swimming | Along the promenade\r\nThe view | Valletta from the Strand\r\nCoast walk | To St Julian's\r\nManoel Island | The star fort","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Sliema","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Sliema","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Sliema has every kind of restaurant, from pastizzerias to seafront grills. Pastizzi, the flaky ricotta or pea pastries, cost well under a euro and are the cheapest breakfast.\r\n\r\nFtira sandwiches, stuffed with tuna, capers and tomatoes, are the lunch. The seafront restaurants charge for the view; the streets behind the front are cheaper.\r\n\r\nSupermarkets and hostel kitchens are the budget option for dinner.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Pastizzi | Well under a euro\r\nFtira | Sourdough sandwiches\r\nSeafront | Pricier\r\nSide streets | Better value","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Sliema","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Sliema","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Sliema has bars along the seafront. The real nightlife is in Paceville, in St Julian's, a fifteen-minute walk away: a few streets of clubs and bars with a very young crowd, busy every night in summer and full of language-school students.\r\n\r\nFor something more relaxed, Spinola Bay has bars on the water and Valletta has wine bars on Strait Street.\r\n\r\nA beer is \u20ac3 to \u20ac5, less in Paceville with drinks offers.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Paceville | Clubs, young crowd\r\nSpinola Bay | Bars on the water\r\nSeafront bars | In Sliema\r\nA beer | \u20ac3\u20135","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Sliema","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Sliema","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The Sliema Ferries terminal on the Strand is a major bus stop, with buses around the island. A single bus ticket costs \u20ac2 in winter and \u20ac2.50 in summer, valid for two hours. The Explore card gives seven days of unlimited travel for \u20ac25.\r\n\r\nThe harbour ferry to Valletta takes about ten minutes and is faster than the bus.\r\n\r\nBoat trips to Comino and Gozo leave from the Strand. For the Gozo Channel ferry, take the bus to \u010airkewwa.\r\n\r\nThe airport is about twenty to thirty minutes away by bus or taxi.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Ferry to Valletta | About 10 minutes\r\nBuses | \u20ac2\u20132.50 single\r\nExplore card | \u20ac25 for seven days\r\nBoat trips | From the Strand","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Sliema","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Sliema costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Sliema and St Julian's have most of Malta's hostels. Dorms start around \u20ac16 outside summer and climb considerably in July and August, when language students fill the island.\r\n\r\nA careful day is \u20ac45 to \u20ac60. The costs that add up are boat trips, diving and nights out.\r\n\r\nThe rock swimming and the promenade are free, and buses and ferries are cheap.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From about \u20ac16 outside summer\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac45\u201360\r\nSummer | Prices climb\r\nFree | Swimming and walking","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Sliema","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Sliema","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Sliema is safe. Paceville, next door, has the usual late-night problems of a club strip: fights, drunkenness and occasional drink spiking. Watch your drink and your friends.\r\n\r\nOn the rocks, the sea can be rough and the shelves slippery; do not swim when red flags are up or waves are breaking. Watch for sea urchins.\r\n\r\nEmergency number is 112.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Paceville | Watch your drink\r\nRough sea | No swimming in red flags\r\nSea urchins | On the rocks\r\nEmergency | 112","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Sliema","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Sliema","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Boats leave from the Sliema waterfront for the best of Malta's coast.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Comino and the Blue Lagoon | About 1 hour by boat | Boat trip from the Strand | Turquoise water in a bay between Comino and Cominotto. Beautiful and very crowded; go early or late. |  | 1304033\nValletta | About 10 minutes | Ferry | The fortress capital. |  | 1304034\nGozo | About 1 hour | Boat trip, or bus to \u010airkewwa and ferry | The second island, greener and slower. |  | 1304035\nMdina | About 30\u201340 minutes | Bus | The Silent City on its hill. |  | 1304036\nGolden Bay | About 40 minutes | Bus | A sandy beach on the north-west coast. |  | 1304037","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Sliema","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"May to October for swimming. July and August are hot and crowded.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. The sea stays above 20\u00b0C from June to November.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 16 | 1 | Mild, sea too cold\r\nFebruary | 16 | 1 | Carnival\r\nMarch | 18 | 2 | Warming\r\nApril | 20 | 3 | Swimming for the brave\r\nMay | 24 | 4 | The best month\r\nJune | 28 | 4 | Festa season starts\r\nJuly | 32 | 5 | Peak season\r\nAugust | 32 | 5 | Santa Marija\r\nSeptember | 29 | 4 | Warmest sea\r\nOctober | 25 | 3 | Superb\r\nNovember | 21 | 1 | Sea still swimmable\r\nDecember | 17 | 2 | Christmas","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"The summer is one long series of festas.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Sliema","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/malta\/sliema\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Carnival | February | Valletta and around | Floats and costumes before Lent. |  | \nFesta season | June to September | Villages across Malta | Each village celebrates its saint with fireworks and brass bands. |  | \nSanta Marija | 15 August | Nationwide | The peak of summer and the festa season. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. Per person per night, in euros.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Transport assumes buses and ferries. Boat trips and diving cost extra.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 16 | 14 | 3 | 5\r\nMiddle of the road | 25 | 26 | 4 | 14\r\nComfortable | 40 | 42 | 8 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Sliema","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"Sliema and St Julian's have most of Malta's hostels, within walking distance of each other. These are the top-rated right now, live from Hostelworld.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Sliema","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/europe\/malta\/sliema\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Sliema travel questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"Is Sliema a good base in Malta? | Yes. It has most of the hostels, a ferry to Valletta, boat trips to Comino and buses everywhere.\r\nIs there a beach in Sliema? | Not a sandy one. People swim from the rocks along the promenade. The sandy beaches are in the north.\r\nHow do I get to Valletta? | The ferry from the Strand takes about ten minutes.\r\nIs Paceville safe? | It is a club strip with a very young crowd and the usual late-night problems. Watch your drink.\r\nHow do I get to the Blue Lagoon? | Boat trips leave from the Sliema waterfront. It is very crowded in the middle of the day.\r\nHow much are the buses? | \u20ac2 in winter and \u20ac2.50 in summer for a two-hour ticket, or \u20ac25 for seven days.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | May, June, September and October.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare Sliema hostels \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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