Olivier’s guidebook
Restaurants
These are the good restaurants around the Palazetto and in Valetta.
The closest restaurant in an old house in Birgu. Very good homemade Vietnamese food.
Taste of Vietnam
The closest restaurant in an old house in Birgu. Very good homemade Vietnamese food.
Modern and international cuisine in Birgu. Homemade desserts.
Restaurant in a quiet place inside the ramparts. Tables are outside on a big terrace against the old St Angelo fort and are surrounded by the marina in Birgu (Vittoriosa).
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Terrone
Modern and international cuisine in Birgu. Homemade desserts.
Restaurant in a quiet place inside the ramparts. Tables are outside on a big terrace against the old St Angelo fort and are surrounded by the marina in Birgu (Vittoriosa).
Minuscule restaurant dans une ancienne pâtisserie de La Valette.
Cuisine maison maltaise d'origine sicilienne à partir de produits locaux de qualité.
Dessert sicilien faisant la renommée de la maison (la cassata siciliana).
19 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Rubino
53 Old Bakery StreetMinuscule restaurant dans une ancienne pâtisserie de La Valette.
Cuisine maison maltaise d'origine sicilienne à partir de produits locaux de qualité.
Dessert sicilien faisant la renommée de la maison (la cassata siciliana).
Belle vue sur la marina de Birgu depuis la terrasse. Cuisine maltaise simple.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Il-Hnejja Restaurant
Belle vue sur la marina de Birgu depuis la terrasse. Cuisine maltaise simple.
Under the ramparts of Senglea.
Fresh products, middle eastern inspirations, original creations.
Classy place (inside or on the terrace). Small portions.
14 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Hammett's Maċina Restaurant
Under the ramparts of Senglea.
Fresh products, middle eastern inspirations, original creations.
Classy place (inside or on the terrace). Small portions.
Nice view on the Birgu marina from the terrace.
Simple Maltese cuisine.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Enchante
Triq Juan B AzzopardiNice view on the Birgu marina from the terrace.
Simple Maltese cuisine.
One of the closest restaurants down the street. Good Italian homemade food and desserts.
Beer on tap (bières pression).
Jazz background music.
Nuovo Café San Giorgio
One of the closest restaurants down the street. Good Italian homemade food and desserts.
Beer on tap (bières pression).
Jazz background music.
Ambiance un peu retirée et agréable au bord du Grand Harbour. Bonne cuisine méditerranéenne par un chef français avec des inspirations asiatiques ou sud-américaines. Cuisine goûteuse et de qualité mais en petites quantités.
Le Regatta Restaurant
Ambiance un peu retirée et agréable au bord du Grand Harbour. Bonne cuisine méditerranéenne par un chef français avec des inspirations asiatiques ou sud-américaines. Cuisine goûteuse et de qualité mais en petites quantités.
Local Maltese dishes in an old house in the heart of Birgu.
38 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tal-Petut Restaurant
20 P.SciclunaLocal Maltese dishes in an old house in the heart of Birgu.
Cuisine népalaise et indienne à La Valette (les naans qui accompagnent les plats sont délicieux).
Dans un foodcourt installé dans les anciennes halles.
Everest Kitchen Nepalese and Indian Restaurant
Cuisine népalaise et indienne à La Valette (les naans qui accompagnent les plats sont délicieux).
Dans un foodcourt installé dans les anciennes halles.
Restaurant de poissons frais à Marsaxlokk.
Standing chic.
20 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Tartarun Restaurant
20 Xatt is-SajjiedaRestaurant de poissons frais à Marsaxlokk.
Standing chic.
Nouveau restaurant branché avec une jolie vue sur la marina de Kalkara et La Valette au loin. Sushis à la mayonnaise et plats originaux à la carte.
Marea
Nouveau restaurant branché avec une jolie vue sur la marina de Kalkara et La Valette au loin. Sushis à la mayonnaise et plats originaux à la carte.
BIRGI
97 Triq San LawrenzGood pastizzis with ricotta, peas for a snack.
Sally Port - Caffe & Pizzeria
102 St. Nicholas StreetGood pizzas.
Amorino
36 Republic StGlacier artisanal.
Glaces en pétales de rose.
Rendez-vous by the Snop
21 Triq Il - VitorjaBonne boulangerie française à 1,2 km à pieds de la maison.
City/town information
Birgu (or Vittoriosa) is a very old locality with its origins reaching back to medieval times. Prior to the establishment of Valletta as capital and main city of Malta, military powers that wanted to rule the Maltese islands would need to obtain control of Birgu due to its significant position in the Grand Harbour. In fact, it served as the base of the Order of Saint John and de facto capital city of Malta from 1530 to 1571. Birgu is well known for its vital role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565.
Walking in the old streets of Birgu and along the Marina is very nice in the day as well as in the evening.
It is a 400 meter-walk away from our Palazetto.
144 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Birgu
Birgu (or Vittoriosa) is a very old locality with its origins reaching back to medieval times. Prior to the establishment of Valletta as capital and main city of Malta, military powers that wanted to rule the Maltese islands would need to obtain control of Birgu due to its significant position in the Grand Harbour. In fact, it served as the base of the Order of Saint John and de facto capital city of Malta from 1530 to 1571. Birgu is well known for its vital role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565.
Walking in the old streets of Birgu and along the Marina is very nice in the day as well as in the evening.
It is a 400 meter-walk away from our Palazetto.
Mdina is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.
It adopted its present name, which derives from the Arabic word medina during the Arab occupation of Malta.
The city remained the capital of Malta throughout the Middle Ages, until the arrival of the Order of St. John in 1530, when Birgu became the administrative centre of the island. Mdina experienced a period of decline over the following centuries, although it saw a revival in the early 18th century. At this point, it acquired several Baroque features, although it did not lose its medieval character.
Mdina is 14 km away from our Palazetto.
You can spend half a day there.
472 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Mdina
Mdina is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's capital from antiquity to the medieval period.
It adopted its present name, which derives from the Arabic word medina during the Arab occupation of Malta.
The city remained the capital of Malta throughout the Middle Ages, until the arrival of the Order of St. John in 1530, when Birgu became the administrative centre of the island. Mdina experienced a period of decline over the following centuries, although it saw a revival in the early 18th century. At this point, it acquired several Baroque features, although it did not lose its medieval character.
Mdina is 14 km away from our Palazetto.
You can spend half a day there.
After the Great Siege of 1565, the Knights set about an ambitious project, the building of Valletta, a city built both as a fortress to defend Christendom and as a cultural masterpiece.
Valetta is a unique example of the Baroque.
From our Palazetto, you can walk down to the harbour in 5 minutes and take a ferry to go to Valetta in 10 minutes or a small traditionnal Maltese luzzu boat in wood from the Arch at the entrance of the Marina of Vittoriosa (Birgu).
594 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Valletta
After the Great Siege of 1565, the Knights set about an ambitious project, the building of Valletta, a city built both as a fortress to defend Christendom and as a cultural masterpiece.
Valetta is a unique example of the Baroque.
From our Palazetto, you can walk down to the harbour in 5 minutes and take a ferry to go to Valetta in 10 minutes or a small traditionnal Maltese luzzu boat in wood from the Arch at the entrance of the Marina of Vittoriosa (Birgu).
Village de pêcheurs. Agréable promenade le long de ce port naturellement protégé. Bateaux traditionnels maltais.
192 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Marsaxlokk
Village de pêcheurs. Agréable promenade le long de ce port naturellement protégé. Bateaux traditionnels maltais.
Swimming spots
Nice place to swim in the Mediterranean sea.
Rocky beach equipped with scales.
Perfect place to dive.
Se nomme “Il-Kalanka” sur G00gleMaps mais “Delimara” sur les panneaux routiers.
8 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Delimara
Nice place to swim in the Mediterranean sea.
Rocky beach equipped with scales.
Perfect place to dive.
Se nomme “Il-Kalanka” sur G00gleMaps mais “Delimara” sur les panneaux routiers.
Hiking / Randonnée
Hiking trail in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Malta.
31 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Marsaskala
Hiking trail in one of the most beautiful landscapes of Malta.
Sightseeing
St John's Co-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577. In the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style.
The painting depicting The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610) is the most famous work in the church. Considered one of Caravaggio's masterpieces, the largest canvas he painted and the only painting signed by the painter, the canvas is displayed in the Oratory for which it was painted. Restored in the late 1990s in Florence, this painting is one of Caravaggio's most impressive uses of the chiaroscuro style for which he is most famous with a circle of light illuminating the scene of St John's beheading at the request of Salome. The oratory also houses Caravaggio's Saint Jerome Writing (1607–1608).
175 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Catedral de San Juan
Triq San GwannSt John's Co-Cathedral is a Roman Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St. John between 1572 and 1577. In the 17th century, its interior was redecorated in the Baroque style.
The painting depicting The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610) is the most famous work in the church. Considered one of Caravaggio's masterpieces, the largest canvas he painted and the only painting signed by the painter, the canvas is displayed in the Oratory for which it was painted. Restored in the late 1990s in Florence, this painting is one of Caravaggio's most impressive uses of the chiaroscuro style for which he is most famous with a circle of light illuminating the scene of St John's beheading at the request of Salome. The oratory also houses Caravaggio's Saint Jerome Writing (1607–1608).
Museum on the history of Malta (and on the war) on the tip of Valetta.
Musée d'histoire et musée de la guerre sur la pointe de La Valette.
44 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
National War Museum - Fort St Elmo
St. Elmo PlaceMuseum on the history of Malta (and on the war) on the tip of Valetta.
Musée d'histoire et musée de la guerre sur la pointe de La Valette.
Our Lady of Victories Church
South StreetJardines de Upper Barrakka
292 Triq Sant' OrslaLower Barrakka Gardens
LvantNice view of the Grand Harbour from Fort St. Angelo. Headquarters of the British Royal Navy in the Meditation sea during WWII.
55 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Fort St. Angelo
Nice view of the Grand Harbour from Fort St. Angelo. Headquarters of the British Royal Navy in the Meditation sea during WWII.
Consejos para la ciudad
Facilidad para moverse por la casa
Two kinds of boats to go to Valetta
From our Palazetto, you can walk down to the harbour in 5 minutes and take a ferry to go to Valetta in 10 minutes or a small traditionnal Maltese wooden boat (“Id-dghajsa tal-pass” which looks like the Venetian gondola) from the Arch at the entrance of the Marina of Vittoriosa (Birgu).
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Restaurants
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