6 of the best · Malta
Shopping in Malta: Streets, Crafts and the Waterfront
Valletta’s two high streets, the shopping centres of Sliema and St Julian’s, the Valletta Waterfront, and glass, filigree and lace from the island makers.
Our 6 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Valletta’s high streets
Republic Street and Merchants Street
Valletta’s two parallel main streets, from the City Gate to Fort St Elmo.
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Makers at work
Ta' Qali Crafts Village
Workshops of glassblowers, silversmiths and lace-makers in old wartime huts at Ta’ Qali.
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Streets & waterfront 2
Valletta.
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Valletta’s high streets
Republic Street and Merchants Street
Valletta’s two parallel main streets, from the City Gate to Fort St Elmo.
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The Pinto Wharf stores
Valletta Waterfront
The restored eighteenth-century stores of Pinto Wharf, below the bastions by the cruise port.
Pinto Wharf, Valletta Waterfront, Floriana FRN 1913Explore View on map
Shopping centres 2
Sliema and St Julian’s.
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On St George’s Bay
Bay Street
A shopping complex on St George’s Bay, St Julian’s.
St George's Bay, St Julian's STJ 3311Explore View on map
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On Bisazza Street
Plaza Shopping Centre
A shopping centre on Bisazza Street, off Tower Road in Sliema.
Bisazza Street, Sliema SLM 1640Explore View on map
Crafts 2
Glass, filigree and lace.
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Bizzilla
Malta lace and filigree
Bobbin lace, bizzilla, and silver filigree: the islands’ traditional crafts.
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Makers at work
Ta' Qali Crafts Village
Workshops of glassblowers, silversmiths and lace-makers in old wartime huts at Ta’ Qali.
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