Where to live in Malta
From Valletta’s Baroque streets to the villas of Madliena and the bays of Mellieħa — an honest guide to Malta’s most sought-after places to live.
The harbour towns
Promenades, marinas and the island’s best-connected addresses — Sliema, St Julian’s and their neighbours.
Portomaso
Gated marina living in one of Malta's best-known SDAs
Sliema
Malta's cosmopolitan seafront — promenade, ferries and SDA living
St Julian's
Spinola Bay, Portomaso marina and Malta's liveliest waterfront
Swieqi
Quiet residential streets above St Julian's, with two SDAs
Ta' Xbiex & Gżira
Embassy villas, the yacht marina and Manoel Island views
Tigné Point
A seafront SDA peninsula facing Valletta
Cities of the Knights
Baroque Valletta, silent Mdina and the fortified Three Cities — character homes with centuries of history.
Villas and village cores
Garden villas, houses of character and palazzi in Malta’s quieter residential heartland.
Dingli & Siġġiewi
Cliffs, countryside and villas in Malta's rural west
Madliena & Pembroke
Villas with views, and Malta's international-school corridor
Marsaxlokk & Żejtun
Fishing harbour, historic town and the character of the south
Naxxar & San Pawl tat-Targa
A historic village and villa ridge with views to the north
The Three Villages
Attard, Balzan and Lija — gardens, palazzi and village charm
Bays, cliffs and open views
Mellieħa’s sandy bays and the slower, greener rhythm of the north.
