Christmas in Malta
As you can imagine there were lots of changes. First and foremost the weather, what a surprise!
We had sunshine every day with temperatures between 19 and 23 degrees, granted it was nippy in the evening but we coped ?? We were based in Sliema, a short five minute ferry trip away from the stunning capital Valletta, what a beautiful place, for history buffs it’s a dream!
As one of the smallest capital cities in Southern Europe, Valletta, a walled city, was established in the 1500s by the knights of St.John.
Valletta is packed with historical sites and buildings and was officially listed as a world UNESCO heritage site in 1980.
Going back to Sliema, if you like sea fishing it’s the perfect place with plenty of fishing spots to choose from and if you like a good shopping centre it’s also the perfect place with the huge ‘The Point’ shopping centre (I was the shopper!)
With a great selection of restaurants and bars we ate out every night trying to fit in as many cocktails along the way.
‘Hammetts Gastro Bar’ with their first floor seafront balcony is well worth a visit for their nightly cocktail happy hour.
Our favourite place was ‘IL Galeone’ on Tigne seafront in Sliema, ‘a family run restaurant serving genuine food for three decades’ the food here was superb, the steak and the wine delicious! This place is definitely in my top ten.
All in all, a great city break holiday, not too far away and with a spot of winter sunshine too, it definitely recharged our batteries. ‘Happy New Year’