Malta has its eye on you.

In Marsaxlokk, the colourful traditional fishing boats — the luzzus — still carry the mythical eye painted on their prows. Three islands, 3,000 hours of sunshine a year: come and meet its gaze.In Marsaxlokk, the luzzus still carry the mythical eye painted on their prows. Come and meet its gaze.

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3,000 hours of sunshine a year7,000+ years of history120+ dive sites359 churches3 islands

Your luzzu

Paint her yourself.

In Marsaxlokk the luzzus wear bright stripes and the mythical eye on the prow. Pick a pot, tap a stripe, draw her eye on the bow. Then take her out to sea.

Destinations

Sail the islands.

Tap the sea, drag to steer or use the arrow keys.Tap the sea to sail. Dock at a harbour.

History of Malta & Gozo

Dig through
7,000 years.

Every layer under your feet is another century. Scroll down to dig, and brush the dust off what you find.

Village festas

Festa night.

From the end of May into September, hardly a weekend passes without a town or village celebrating its patron saint: three days or longer, festoons in blue, red and green, nougat at the stalls.End of May to September: hardly a weekend without a village feast, festoons in blue, red and green.

Move over the street to switch on the lights. Click the sky for fireworks.Tap the street to light it. Tap the sky for fireworks.

Jan
FebCarnival
Mar
AprFireworks Festival
May
JunMnarja
JulJazz Festival
AugSanta Marija
Sep
OctNotte Bianca
Nov
DecChristmas

Food & drink

Take a bite.

Rustic, full of flavour and colour: influenced by Sicily and North Africa, with a slant all Malta’s own.

Pastizzi

  • Pastizziricotta-filled, hot
  • Gozitan ftirafrom Gozo
  • Ġbejnietlocal sheep’s cheeses
  • Ħobż biż-żejtbread, tomatoes, oil
  • Bigillabroad bean pâté
  • Aljottagarlicky fish soup
  • Timpanapasta baked in pastry
  • Imqaret & qubbajtfrom the festa stalls

Comino · the Blue Lagoon

Dive in.

Shimmering aquamarine over white sand, in a sheltered inlet of the tiny island of Comino. Touch the water. Then scroll, and go under.

0dive sites, within minutes of each other

Below the surface

Shore dives and boat dives at varying depths, for divers of all abilities.

Caves & wrecks

Gozo’s rugged coastline holds some of the Mediterranean’s best dive sites.

Bring the family

Children aged 10 and over can get their PADI licence on holiday.

Plan a dive trip

Crystal Lagoon, Comino

Book your trip

Plan your trip.

DeparturesDestinationFromByTime

Malta · Gozo · CominoFerry ticket

Passenger
You
Sunshine
3,000 hours a year
Getting here
93 km south of Sicily, a few hours’ flying from most of Europe
Getting around
Buses go practically everywhere. Drive on the left; signs in English.

Admit one

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