Sliema and St Julian’sTas-Sliema, San Ġiljan

Suits:

Seafront hotels, shopping, nightlife

In short:

Across Marsamxett Harbour; a ferry or 25-minute bus from Valletta.

Valletta itself is 1 km long and 600 m wide: Republic Street runs straight down the middle from City Gate to Fort St Elmo. Everything a first visit needs is within a 20-minute walk. Outside the walls, Floriana is the suburb across the ditch, Sliema and St Julian’s face the city across Marsamxett Harbour by ferry, and the Three Cities sit across the Grand Harbour.

Lines from the Valletta drinking guide that name this district.

• Waterfront bars at Sliema and St Julian’s · Bars and clubs · until LateA short taxi or ferry ride; noisy at weekends.
• Craft beer · Small Maltese breweries. · until Bar hours · €4–6 (≈ US$5–7)Bars in Valletta and Sliema

• Valletta from Sliema promenade

  Light: Sunset

  Take the ferry or walk to see the bastions glow.

• Paceville (St Julian’s)day: oknight: caution

  Drunken crowds and fights; use licensed taxis late.