Three grand bronze tritons holding a huge basin of water above their heads stand proudly outside the main gates of maltas capital. It is not a uniform signposted route but a combination of limestone paths, town pavements, minor country roads and. Follow these 4 expertdesigned selfguided walking tours to explore valletta, malta on foot at your own pace. This 50 km walk takes you around the entire island by a route that is as near to the coast as is practical. Importantly, there is ready access by bus to the starting and finishing point of each. This 155 km walk leads you around the entire island by a route that is as near to the coast as is practical, safe and. Read our guide to the best free attractions in malta, as recommended by telegraph travel. Malta coastal walk is one of the top walks in, and one of the worlds best walk, treks, hikes and climbs. Malta attractions map pdf free printable tourist map. From the lofty heights of the dingli cliffs to the canyons and valleys of siggiewi and the breathtaking views of marfa ridge, these are some of the most beautiful walks in malta. This guidebook describes 33 walks on malta and its neighbouring islands of gozo and comino. You can start with just 5 minutes and build up to the recommended 30 minutes a day. Find over 31 of the best walking routes in valletta.
The walk begins and ends at the gate of valletta and passes around, on top of, and outside the battlements of valletta. You can spend the whole week walking on gozo, or if you prefer, combine the trips and walk on malta and gozo. Walks generally range from 3 to 17km, and include valetta, heritage trails, coastal walks and explorations inland, including the 30km victoria lines route between mgarr and bahar iccaghaq. Use our malta interactive free printable attractions map, sightseeing bus tours maps to discover free things to do in malta. This walk explores some of vallettas backstreets, and affords some great views. Review pdf walking on malta cicerone walking guides. Valletta walking tour explore maltas capital with this. While it may not be exactly rural, valletta is the perfect starting point for those embarking on a ramblers tour of malta. From peaceful country and hill walks to rambles along clifftops with panoramic views. Feb 11, 2016 this guidebook describes 33 walks on malta and its neighbouring islands of gozo and comino. Victoria lines malta walking route kuncizzjoni startfinish.
Ten beautiful walks in malta the corinthia insider. The clear waters in this area provide a number of interesting dive sites, including an artificial one created through the scuttling of an old gozo ferry boat. Review pdf walking on malta cicerone walking guides this guidebook describes 33 half and full day walks on the islands of malta, gozo and comino. Walking is the most popular form of exercise among older adults and its a great choice. Once in ghadira, facing the sea and the sand, start walking on the promenade to the right. This 155 km walk takes you around the entire island by a route that is interesting, safe, varied and very enjoyable. Heres a quick list that highlights what you will find on these trails. Your goal should be to get up to taking 100 steps a minute. There are several interesting sights, and stunning views across to valletta. The clear waters in this area provide a number of interesting dive sites, including an artificial one created through. A way from the resorts and urban areas of central malta, there is a. We offer books about walking and cycling in malta and gozo.
A good pair of walking shoes, plenty of water, a good hat and protective sun cream are always highly recommended. Discover the most beautiful places, download gps tracks and follow the top routes on a map. Catholic feast lija bilingual malta malta is a truly bilingual country, with maltese and english used interchangeably. The guides can be downloaded and printed free of charge, however should you visit any of our sponsors we would appreciate if you could mention us. This guidebook describes 33 half and full day walks on the islands of malta, gozo and comino. The walk can be done by any reasonably fit person, and a pair of walking shoes is adequate in all but the worst of weather. Knights of malta in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
Basking in the mediterranean sunshine between sicily and africa, the islands have a colourful and complex history from the neolithic and the medieval to the present day. Ta dbiegi, near san lawrenz, the gordan lighthouse near ghasri, hondoq irrummien. We start our tour at the impressive triton fountain. Valletta walking routes the best walking routes in. Enjoy gentle walking on maltas coast with its mix of rocky coves, wide sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs and colourful. If you are looking for a shorter stay, you can enjoy the gozo short break that we offer. Hi, im ed, the author of this valletta travel guide book.
In malta, areas that make excellent day hikes, are mellieha, dingli, ghar lapsi, fawwara, wardija, all the north and the various bays, and the southern coast with its fishing villages and delimara point. This sunsoaked archipelago of islands just south of sicily includes malta, comino and gozo. Ok we require some information from you, such as your name and email address, in order to make bookings and fulfill your service requests via the platform. This book provides details of 10 great walks in malta, together with a description. You either start or end in the west of malta at kuncizzjoni near bahrija and fomm irrih bay or start and end at madliena, pembroke or gharghur in the east. The islands offer walkers some of the most stunning views anywhere in the mediterranean. Where to go, what to see a malta travel guide malta, valletta, birkirkara, mosta, qormi, sliema, naxxar. The ramblers association organises about 50 walks every year, and has several expert walk leaders to help you enjoy the. A recent initiative by the ministry of gozo has led to the identification of a walking route known as the gozo coastal walk.
Read our malta coastal walk description, browse our malta coastal walk photos, find practical information for malta coastal walk and join in with our trekking and hiking forums to find out why we think so. The malta coastal walk is not a uniform, signposted route but a combination of limestone paths, town footpaths and promenades, minor country roads and some sections across open countryside. Youll meet many artisan bakers on the way who bake traditional sweets and foods, church bells will chime and invite you in while locals will share a story or two en route. The cathedral has eight chapels allocated to the various langues divisions, based on nationality. Johns cocathedral, the grand masters palace and manoel theatre. Gozo is perfect for an outof season walking holiday. Book a free walking tour in malta, discover its beautiful cities, culture with local guides on a budget while meeting other travelers. Malta offers a wealth of interesting walking trails some feature historic sites and some are just plain beautiful.
From midnovember up until late spring, the weather transforms the islands into a lush paradise as the greenery bursts back into life again. Walking tours in malta and gozo find a lesstraveled side of the mediterranean sea on a walking tour in malta and gozo with macs adventure. Malta is quite compact so that on any one walk you can encounter a variety of sites. Luckily, whatever the season, malta has the lions share of sunshine so its always a good time to get out and explore the local scenery on some long walks. Traffic signs, shop names and menus are usually in english. Valletta is by far my favourite place in malta and theres enough to see and do to spend three full days and more. The path runs parallel to the coast and is dominated by the impressive fort chambray constructed in 1760 in a failed. This is one of the easiest walks as it is entirely along pavements and coastal promenade. Walking in the countryside is an important part of the education about our natural environment, our culture and our history. While not widely known for its walking potential malta provides a wide range of enjoyable walks incorporating impressive historical, cultural, landscape and environmental features. Audio walking tour malta, of all the auberges in valletta.
The maltese archipelago with its main island malta and its two neighbouring islands gozo and comino offers tourists a great variety of hiking tours with several levels of difficulty to discover the mediterranean state. It comprises countryside views of fertile valleys surrounded by hills. A copy of these books can be downloaded by clicking on the images below. There are some slightly challenging uphill sections but the route, in the main, is along level paths. Walking and trekking in malta isnt just about the physical activity itself, the true communal mediterranean lifestyle plays a large part in a walking or trekking experience. The best hiking trails 28 december 2016 from midnovember up until late spring, the weather transforms the islands into a lush paradise as the greenery bursts back into life again. Mar 01, 2020 read our guide to the best free attractions in malta, as recommended by telegraph travel. Valletta is small so it is easy to walk around the city. In the countryside, the fields fill with mediterranean garigue while the waysides are blanketed with scented wild herbs and flowers.
This trail is also known as round malta coastal walk. Walking holidays on the maltese islands hf holidays. From here on, do the best effort to always stay a few metres away from the sea. Apr 28, 2020 whether you are a local or a tourist, get to know the area even better while on foot with the best malta walking tours on tripadvisor. Valletta is by far my favourite place in malta and theres enough. Below is a set of eight downloadable country walks published by the malta tourism authority. The 10 best malta walking tours with photos tripadvisor. To see which of our walks in malta is the right one for you, browse real tips and photos uploaded by other hikersand see what they had to say about each walk. Jonathan henwood is a maltese botanist and environmental scientist whose profession and interests have given him a detailed knowledge of. Dec 01, 2012 walking the victoria lines malta is a great day out and a brilliant way to get a view of most of the island and experience malta from its very peaceful coast and countryside in the west to the hustle and bustle of the east. Our valletta free walking tour is the perfect introduction to the city, as our guides will help you orientate yourself and point out all the main landmarks. Walking across malta is easy to do as the island is so small that it can be done in one day and you are never that far from a road or small village if you get lost, need help or want to thumb a lift back to the start of your walk. Gozo is a small island with marvellous landscape and a rich history providing many wonderful experiences for the rambler.
This walk begins on the uphill minor road by the left side of the the police station, opposite the ferry terminal in mgarr. The ramblers association organises about 50 walks every year, and has several expert walk leaders to help you enjoy the best routes we have found while tracking ourselves. Walking guides for malta and gozo is currently working on documenting a number of walks in malta and gozo. Malta walking guides, routes, maps on hiking tours across. Basking in the mediterranean sunshine between sicily and africa, the islands have a colourful and. What is the route to walk along the victoria lines malta. Malta coastal walk walks malta and gozo book 3 kindle edition. Malta walking guides, routes, maps on hiking tours across malta. Ok we require some information from you, such as your name and email address, in order to make bookings. Vittoriosa is only 800m long and 400m at its widest, so its hard to get lost its a sheer pleasure to wander aimlessly through its flowerbedecked alleys. You are able to walk the entirety of the maltese coastline and the variety that can be found from the rural countryside, to historical fortifications.
If its been a long time since you exercised, you may want to start out slowly. They contain good maps, pictures and detailed information. Record your own trail from the wikiloc app, upload it and share it with the community. With a copy of my guide book digital pdf ebook youll have all you need to get the most out of exploring maltas unique capital city. Explore vittoriosa holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Each island is bursting with regional culture and history thats waiting to be explored. It is not a uniform path but a combination of earthen and limestone paths, town pavements and minor country. The overall walk is divided into sections of about 12 km each. Discover the charming maltese islands at the crossroads of the mediterranean, where the influences of its neighbours are evident in its history, culture and language. Ta dbiegi, near san lawrenz, the gordan lighthouse near ghasri, hondoq irrummien near qala and san blas valley near nadur are all excellent walking areas.
Usually i go on holiday laden down with guide books, but this time i tried to limit the number by just taking the pdf of the sunflower guide for malta, gozo and comino. An excellent new publication, gozo walks, provides detailed routemaps and informative descriptions of the sights natural, historical and cultural you will come across on each walk. The best free things to do in malta telegraph travel. Take the uphill path, and a short distance later follow the narrow earthen path to the left. Theres also plenty of opportunity to get to grips with maltas when to visit most people visit during the high season mayoct. We have lovingly researched this paradise on the fringe of europe to craft the perfect walking holidays in malta and gozo. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read walking on malta. Islands are protected by law as are all reptile species in malta.
You can also create your own selfguided walk to visit the city attractions which interest you the most. Find a lesstraveled side of the mediterranean sea on a walking tour in malta and gozo with macs adventure. Find out where each historic building and monument, gallery, museum is located in the malta and click the icon for more information. More information can be found on this malta town site. Valletta walking tour starting point the triton fountain. Malta coastal walk, 155 km, 96 miles, about 8 days. Map guide and walk route along the victoria lines malta. Malta walking guides and routes to tour across the small islands of malta and gozo. A walk of dreams, mysteries and culture that finally formed europe that we know today. The gozo coastal walk a wonderful walk around the entire coast of gozo the gozo coastal walk this 50 km walk takes you around the entire island by a route that is interesting, safe, varied and very enjoyable.