City guide Sliema
- Best Beach Nearby Exiles Beach (rocky) in Sliema; Fond Għadir for lido swimming; Balluta Bay for small sandy… Exiles and Fond Għadir are the named rocky swims on the Sliema shore. Wikivoyage describes…
- Best Coworking Space Grand Central (Triq San Piju V); Day pass €25, Weekly €95. Features roof terrace and… SOHO, Punchbowl Centre, Elia Zammit Street, St Julian's, a walk or bus from the promenade…
- Best Food Delivery App Wolt and Bolt Food are dominant. Bolt Food delivers restaurant meals in Malta. Bolt Market, inside the Bolt Food app, is…
- Best Hospital St. James Hospital (Sliema) for private care; Mater Dei (Msida) for major emergencies. Saint James Capua Hospital on Triq Ġorġ Borg Olivier in Sliema has a 24-hour emergency…
- Best Local Dish to Try Fenkata (Rabbit Stew) or Pastizzi (Pea/Ricotta cakes) from any crystal palace-style kiosk… Pastizzi (pea or cheese pastries) and rabbit (fenek) are the island dishes. Ta' Kris, 80…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Bolt (cheapest), Uber, and eCabs (local premium service). Bolt runs ride-hailing across Malta, including the airport. The same company has Bolt…
- Birdwatching Locations Simar Nature Reserve (St Paul's Bay); Għadira Nature Reserve. Għadira Nature Reserve at Mellieħa and Simar Nature Reserve are BirdLife Malta wetlands…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and contactless payments accepted in nearly all shops, cafes, and buses. A bus single can be bought from the driver with a contactless bank card or cash. From 18…
- City Sliema, Northern Harbour District, Malta Sliema (Tas-Sliema) is a town on the northeast coast, in the Northern Harbour district and…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, EU-compliant Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) rules apply. Yes. Malta's ATAD rules have applied since 1 January 2019. A foreign entity is a CFC when…
- Corporate Tax 35% (effectively 5% for non-resident shareholders after tax refunds). 35% flat on company profits. There is no separate corporation tax. From the FITWI rules…
- Cultural Districts The old town core (inside Triq Manwel Dimech) for traditional balconies. Shops and cafes cluster at the Ferries (the Strand, Tower Road and Bisazza Street) and at…
- Currency & Banking Euro (€). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks include HSBC Malta and Bank of Valletta (BOV) on… Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, about 0.8909 EUR per…
- Cycling/Walking Paths The Sliema-to-St. Julian's promenade (approx. 3km of continuous seaside walk). The Sliema promenade is the local cycle and walk, about 2 km along the town's coast. St…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 0% for non-residents under the full imputation system. No withholding on dividends paid to non-residents. Malta uses full imputation, so the tax…
- Grocery Delivery Wolt Market; Greens Supermarket (online portal). Bolt Market, inside the Bolt Food app, is the grocery delivery named on the Bolt Malta…
- Gyms & Fitness Centers Fortina Fitness Center (Tigné Seafront); 24/7 Fitness (Triq Rodolfu) - memberships from… 24/7 Fitness Club does not list a Sliema branch. The nearest club on its site is San…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 35% for income over €60,000. 35% on chargeable income over €60,000 (2026). For a single person the first €12,000 is…
- Historic Buildings Lombard Bank building; various 19th-century Victorian townhouses on Graham Street. The Lombard Bank building is one of the town landmarks. Belvedere Terrace, off the Strand…
- Historical Sites Fort Tigné; Teatru Manoel (Valletta); various British-era coastal batteries. Fort Tigné (1793 to 1795) guards the point. The British batteries are Sliema Point Battery…
- Internet Speed High-speed fiber widely available; 100-500 Mbps standard, up to 1 Gbps via Melita or GO. GO sells home fibre, including a 1,000 Mbps offer with six months free, and Plug'n'GO…
- Language Classes IELS Malta (Insular English Language School); University of Malta (Msida) for Maltese… Wikipedia lists several English schools in Sliema, including IELS on Mattew Pulis Street…
- Local Brewery Lord Chambray (Gozo-based, but served at The Brew, Sliema); Farsons (producer of Cisk… Simonds Farsons Cisk brews Cisk at The Brewery, Mdina Road, Birkirkara (CBD 2010), not in…
- Local Heritage The 'Luzzu' (traditional colorful fishing boat) frequently seen passing the harbor. The name Sliema means peace. It was a fishing village across Marsamxett Harbour from…
- Main Train/Transit Hub No trains. Main bus hub is 'Sliema Ferries'; Valletta Ferry Terminal (5-minute crossing to… Malta has no passenger railway. Buses and the ferry meet at Sliema Ferries on the Strand…
- Must-See Landmarks Tigné Point panoramic view; Stella Maris Church; The Sliema Promenade. The promenade (the Front), Tigné Point and Stella Maris Church are the set pieces. Fort…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Independence Gardens (park/cat colony); Dingli Cliffs (25 mins drive). Independence Garden (Ġnien l-Indipendenza) is the coastline garden opened in 1990 on a…
- Popular International Cuisine Ti Amo (Italian); Tex Mex (American/Mexican on the seafront); MedAsia Fusion Lounge. Resort restaurants along the front lean toward British pub food, according to Wikivoyage…
- Population Approximately 23,000 The Sliema locality had 19,655 usual residents at the census of 21 November 2021, and an…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type G (UK standard 3-pin). 230 V, 50 Hz, Type G (British three-pin) sockets.
- Property Tax No annual property tax; no council tax. No annual tax on owning a home, and no wealth tax. Tax on property is charged when it is…
- Property Transaction Tax 5% Stamp Duty on the purchase price; 8-12% Final Withholding Tax for sellers. The buyer pays stamp duty of 5% on the higher of price or real value. The seller generally…
- Public Transport Passes Tallinja Card - personalized card offers €0.75 trips; 7-day Explore card is €21. A personalised tallinja card is €25 to register, then free on day and night buses and on…
- Regional Travel Sliema-Valletta Ferry every 30 mins; Gozo Fast Ferry from Valletta Waterfront to Mġarr. The Sliema to Valletta ferry runs about every 30 minutes from the Strand. Gozo Channel…
- Religious Sites Parish Church of Jesus of Nazareth; Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Balluta Bay). Stella Maris (Our Lady Star of the Sea), on Triq tal-Katidral, is the mother parish…
- SIM Card Epic, GO, and Melita. Prepaid 10GB plans start around €15. Stores located at The Point… GO, Epic and Melita. A GO eSIM can be issued in the GO app before arrival. Smart S is…
- Scenic Viewpoints Tigné Pedestrian Bridge for the iconic 'Valletta Skyline' photo. Tigné Point and the Strand look across Marsamxett Harbour to the Valletta skyline. Fort…
- Street Food Stalls The Point Food Court; various Kiosks along 'The Front' serving Ftira sandwiches (€5-€8). Dixie's kiosk on Tower Road is the seafront snack stop Wikivoyage names. Sliema Wanderers…
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €7,500 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €300,000 in Tigné area) About €4,804 per m² in the centre (Numbeo, 26 October 2026, €446.34 per square foot; e.g…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €5,000 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €200,000 in Gżira/Msida) About €3,167 per m² outside the centre (Numbeo, 26 October 2026, €294.19 per square foot…
fix pass after the batch check. Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads (aligned to the country wording: €42,000 a year gross, €300 plus €100 in fees, from the official eligibility and fee pages), Top International Airline (codeshare partners airBaltic, Air France and Austrian Airlines, as printed on the airline's page), Gyms & Fitness Centers and Local Brewery (the club and brewery street addresses now cite the pages that show them). Provenance set to this pass's model and date.