Sliema & St Julian's walking tour & city guide
Malta's lively seaside promenade and nightlife.
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Sliema and St Julian's form Malta's busiest seaside area, a long promenade of hotels, apartments and cafés facing the sea and the skyline of Valletta. By day it is a place for swimming off the rocks and strolling the waterfront; by night, Paceville in St Julian's is the island's nightlife center.
The Sliema promenade
The Tower Road promenade runs for several kilometers along Sliema's rocky shore, where locals swim from flat limestone ledges in summer. On the harbor side, the Strand faces Manoel Island and Valletta's walls, with ferries leaving for the capital every half hour and boats to the islands of Comino and Gozo.
Balluta Bay and Spinola Bay
The promenade continues to Balluta Bay, with its neo-Gothic church and Art Nouveau apartment building, and to the picturesque Spinola Bay in St Julian's, where traditional painted fishing boats float in front of waterfront restaurants.
Beyond it, Paceville is packed with clubs and bars, while St George's Bay has one of the few sandy beaches in this part of the island.
Top sights in Sliema & St Julian's
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Tower Road promenade
A seaside walk along Sliema's rocky coast.
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Spinola Bay
Colorful fishing boats and waterfront restaurants.
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Balluta Bay
A small bay with a neo-Gothic church.
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The Strand
Views of Valletta and ferries across the harbor.
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St George's Bay
A small sandy beach near Paceville.
Food markets & where to eat in Sliema & St Julian's
Spinola Bay
Restaurants around the harbor of fishing boats.
The Strand
Cafés facing Valletta across the water.
Tower Road
Kiosks and cafés along the seafront.
Food to try in Sliema & St Julian's
Lampuki pie
A pie of dorado fish, in season in autumn.
Ħobż biż-żejt
Maltese bread rubbed with tomato and topped with tuna and capers.
Cisk
Malta's local lager.
Opening hours and prices change often. Please check with each place before you visit.
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