If you like a little sightseeing in your holiday, combined with sports and good food, Sliema fits the bill. This busy – and still growing – town focuses on The Strand, a broad promenade with views of Valletta five kilometres away. Sliema's shops are among the best on the island - look for Maltese lace, fine silverware, pottery, and woollens. When night falls Sliema's bars and restaurants are relaxed and mellow in mood with a cosmopolitan feel.
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Recommended Sliema hotels and apartments
Sliema hotels and apartments
Our hotels and apartments in Sliema include Fortina Hotel, Fortina Spa Resort 5star, Hotel Bayview And Apartments, Hotel Kennedy Nova, Hotel Plaza Regency, Hotel Preluna And Spa, Hotel Waterfront and The Palace.
More Malta holiday destinations
Looking for holidays in Malta? Our Malta holiday destinations include Bugibba, Marfa Bay, Mellieha, Mellieha Bay, Qawra, Salina Bay, San Anton, Sliema, St Georges Bay, St Julian's, St Julian's Bay, St Paul's Bay and Valletta.
Beaches
Sliema has some flat, rocky beaches with watersports, while the Marsa Sports Club, about 12 kilometres, offers golf, tennis and squash. There is a small strip of golden sand where Sliema meets St Julian's. Sun-worshippers either flock to the hotel pool, or the golden flat rocks where there is access to the sea.
Eating out
In keeping with its international style, Sliema can provide cuisine from across the globe from Italian to Indian with many restaurants lining the coast. However make sure you try some traditional Maltese cuisine especially the fresh fish dishes.
Nightlife
This is a place to see and be seen. Watching the world go by whilst enjoying an evening meal, or taking in the views over the floodlit bastions of Valletta are stylish ways to wind down and prepare for a night in one of Sliema's many bars and clubs.
Shopping
Sliema attracts the sophisticates of Maltese society. This is where the fashionable shops and boutiques can be found, most congregate in an area called 'The Ferries' which will cater for all your expensive tastes.
Local information
Across the bay lies the old fortified city of Valletta. Unchanged since the 16th-century, it is well worth a visit with an abundance of sights to whet the appetite of any history buff. Further south, even more impressive historical treasures can be found in the peninsulas of Vittoriosa, Senglea and the town of Cospicua, all of which are thought to date back before Valletta.
Location
5km from Valletta
Transfer time
30 minutes to 1 hour
Recommended
Luxury
