Valletta Travel Forum

We are three barcelona boys twenty years old, we´ll arrive to Malta next Thursday just for two nights, please what area from the island do you recomend to spend that time a little beat funny.
Thanks

I will do Mediterranean cruise in May and I would like to know if it it necessary to join shore excursion of Malta with the cruise or can we do ourself.
The ship will be at Valletta and how we could take a bus to visit the city and small lanes....

Can anybody help me and let me know where in Valletta you can get (huge quantities of) used books at reasonable prices? Are there any street markets (boot markets) or are there book stores for used books?
Thanks for your help
Tom

Hi We are based in the UK and are looking to come to Malta during late May and want to stay in or around Valletta.

We were thinking of staying at the Phoenicia Hotel but are now unsure as I understand it is not part of the La-Meridien group any more so am usure who ownes it now and what the standard would be like?? Can anyone help please. Or recommend anthother good four or five star hotel in the Valletta area

Also is it good weather in mAy ( do not mind if there is not much sun but really dont want rain!!!)

Hope you can help

Hi, me and my sister are thinking of heading to Malta for New Years Eve. Weve never been there before but as well be travelling Italy it is close for us and thought it would be something different.
Does anyone know what goes on and if there are any festivals, traditional parties, etc. Or anything that would be helpful would be great.
Is Valletta the best place to stay? Any suggestions on where to stay, hotels, hostels etc.. Were not fussy just something not too expensive... We are planning on staying about 5 days over that period.
Thanks..

I will be in Valleta on a cruise ship for 7 hours. Any suggestions on how to use our time? place, restaurant and "non touristic" stores. Also what kind of food they eat in Malta?

Thanks,
Adela

We will be arriving via cruise ship for a one day visit. My wife can not go up/down more than 1 or 2 steps and needs a wheelchair for distances of more than a few dozen yards. If we take a taxi or carraige to town how hard will it be to wander and shop etc?

Does anyone know if the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta is open on Sundays, especially the 11´th of Feb. 2007? I heard that everything is closed on Sundays. Do the museum have a web page? I haven´t found any info.

Does anyone have any ideas about a flat to rent in Valletta for 7 nights from 31st March 2007. We are wanting to visit Malta for the first time, do not want to stay in a tourist area and cannot find a nice hotel/flat rental. We want to be really near the historical areas and get away from the tourist area. Thank you.

Hello,

My wife and I recently spent our honeymoon in Malta. Absolutely loved it. I was hoping to look for/buy a painting of the Valletta view (from Sliema where we stayed), but ran out of time.

Could you refer me to an art shop or two, that might have a catalog or web-site on which I could view some paintings?

My E-mail address is marc_farina@yahoo.com and home address is 353 E. 78th St./11A/New York, NY 10021/USA.

Thank you,
Marc Farina

My girlfriend and I were thinking about going to Malta for a short break - She suggested sometime around mid-February as it co-incided with both Valentines Day (14th Feb) and her birthday which is 2 days later. It is the first time in Malta for both of us.

When I did some research, I found that the Annual Maltese Carnival was taking place this year from Feb 24-28.

I suspect it will very quiet in mid-Feb, so I am wondering whether to suggest that we go later in the month or not. Maybe somebody could list the advantages and disadvantages of the 2 periods in question.

Is the carnival really spectacular, lasting 4 whole days or just a procession with a few floats, lasting a couple of hours ?

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Always interested in the Knights of Malta and the Great Seige. Unfortunately our cruise ship (HAL Westerdam) is only stopping for a total of 7 hrs. (11x 6P on 10/6)
Any advice on how to maximize this short stay (probably concentrating on Valletta - Grand Masters Palace, fortifications, St. Elmo, etc). Would a personal guide for the two of us make sense to maximize this short time frame? Any thoughts would be sincerely appreciated. Walter & Carol

Dear All,

IWe are visiting Malta over Christmas this year and we are staying in Mellieha.

Does anyone know if busses ride regularliy during christmas and if a car hire would though be necessary to see all nice places in Malta?

Do you also have suggestions for a car hire company
reasonable priced where I can rent a car from the airport for 4 persons?

Thanks for your replies!

I am looking for an aupair I have already registered on <a href="http://www.aupair-agency.com/Aupair-Agencies.htm" title="aupair agencies">aupair agencies</a> and I am getting a lot of responce but how will my aupair find some friends when she arrives?

Hi,

We're going to Sliema in December this year. We'd normally go to The Gambia for some winter sun but can't this year because I'm pregnant! We're used to self catering and are seasoned travellers, but this time we've got for a bit of luxury and are staying half-board!

We would like to have a relaxed week site-seeing using local transport and walking as much as I can. I know some of Valletta streets are steep but are there any tourist places I should avoid?

Also, any food I should avoid, or anything you suggest we take with us, English tea I guess ;-)

Many thanks

Lynn

Hi everyone around Malta,
can someone give a hint about language travel holidays in Malta? My wife wants to spend about a week or two in summer 2004 in Malta to improve her English. Are there any guided holidays? Is there a chance for something like a short term (au-pair) stay in a Maltesan family?

We will arrive in Valletta on 6/26, coming in on a cruise. Any suggestions of what to see, and how to do it in an interesting way without the baggage of a large tour group?