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Malta

A deep, offline guide to Malta, inside the Port Things app. Every place shows walking minutes from your pier, and the day plans are timed around the all-aboard. Every place, description and day plan is on the phone, so it works with no signal. Only the map background needs one.

• 8,527places
• 24ready-made days
• 1cruise pier
• 11languages

Where the ships dock

• Valletta Cruise Port (Grand Harbour waterfront)

Typically 7 AM – 6 PM · overnight calls are common in summer

Ready-made days

• Valletta: Cathedral, Palace & the Noon Gun

  The whole capital on foot from the gangway — the lift up, Caravaggio, the Knights' palace, the gun at noon and the fort at the tip

• Three Cities: Birgu, Fort St Angelo & Senglea

  A €1.50 ferry across the harbour to the Knights' first home — the Inquisitor's cells, the maritime museum, the fort and the watchtower with the eye and ear

• Mdina, Rabat & Dingli Cliffs

  Bus 51 to the Silent City before the coaches, cake on the bastion, Roman catacombs, pastizzi in Rabat and the highest cliffs in Malta

• Temples, Blue Grotto & Marsaxlokk

  Bus 74 south to the 5,000-year-old temples, the boat into the blue caves, lunch among the luzzu boats and a swim at St Peter's Pool

• Comino: Blue Lagoon, Crystal Lagoon & the Tower

  The turquoise lagoon before the day boats, the quieter lagoon over the headland, the Knights' tower on the cliffs — and two hours back to the ship

• Gozo: Ġgantija, the Cittadella & Dwejra

  The fast ferry from the Grand Harbour, the oldest temples on earth, the citadel on the hill, a Gozitan platter and the Inland Sea — back with two hours to spare

• North Beaches: Għajn Tuffieħa, Golden Bay & Mellieħa

  Bus 44 to the red-gold bay with no road, the sandy beach over the headland, Popeye's village and the longest beach in Malta for the last swim

• Valletta in Four Hours

  The lift up, Caravaggio, pastizzi and the noon gun — back by 12:30

• Valletta Under a Roof

  A wet day of palaces and museums, a short hop apart

• Malta at War: Tunnels & Shelters

  The War Rooms, the George Cross and a rock-cut shelter — mostly underground

• Mdina & Rabat on a Rainy Day

  Roman mosaics, a nobleman's palace, the cathedral treasures and hot pastizzi

• The Grand Harbour for a Few Euros

  Free gardens and bastions, the €1 lift and a €1.50 ferry to Birgu and Senglea

• A Taste of Valletta

  Pastizzi for breakfast, the food market, the noon gun and a long Maltese lunch

• Marsaxlokk: Boats, Market & Fish Lunch

  The painted luzzu harbour by bus, the Sunday fish market and a long lunch on the quay

• Sliema to St Julian's by the Sea

  A €1.50 ferry, a flat seafront walk, a swim at Balluta and lunch on Spinola Bay

• The Harbours by Boat

  Forts and creeks from the water, sitting down — a gentle short-call morning

• Aquarium, Promenade & a Shallow Beach

  Reef fish in a tunnel, ice cream in Buġibba and Mellieħa's long sandy bay

• Three Cities with Kids

  A ferry ride, ship models, a hands-on science centre and a 100-ton gun

• Mosta Dome, Glassblowers & Spitfires

  Short taxi hops across the middle of Malta — the bomb that didn't explode, craft workshops and wartime planes

• Five Thousand Years Underground

  The Sleeping Lady, the Hypogeum, Tarxien's spirals and the cave of dwarf elephants

• Gozo Slowly: Salt Pans, Ta' Pinu & Ramla

  A country sanctuary, sea-cut salt pans, Gozitan ftira and an afternoon on the red sand

• Gozo's Wild South Coast

  Snorkel a fjord-like inlet, hike the Ta' Ċenċ cliffs and swim again at Xlendi

• Golden Bay to Ġnejna on Foot

  Three wild west-coast bays joined by a watchtower headland and a cliff path

• Mdina & Dingli at Golden Hour

  For overnight calls: the Silent City after the crowds, sunset on the cliffs, dinner with the view

Areas covered

• Valletta
• The Three Cities
• Sliema & Gżira
• St Julian's & Paceville
• Mdina, Rabat & Dingli
• Central Malta
• The South & Marsaxlokk
• Mellieħa & St Paul's Bay
• Golden Bay & the West Coast
• Comino
• Gozo

What's in the map

• Beaches & Swimming Rocks
• Snorkel & Dive
• Boat Trips & Ferries
• Kayak, Paddle & Jet Ski
• Temples, Forts & Churches
• Walks, Cliffs & Tours
• Gardens & Nature
• Museums & Palaces
• Restaurants
• Cafés & Pastizzi
• Bars & Nightlife
• Markets & Food Halls
• Shopping & Crafts
• Family Fun
• Festas & Events
• Hotels & Farmhouses
• Spas & Golf
• Groceries & Supermarkets
• Buses, Ferries & Airport
• Pharmacies
• Hospitals & Clinics
• ATMs & Banks
• Car Hire & Fuel
• Emergency & Help

Languages

English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), German, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Chinese (Simplified), Swedish.