City guide Marsaxlokk
- Best Beach Nearby St. Peter's Pool (20-min walk or €5 boat shuttle from the harbour). St Peter's Pool, on the Delimara side of the bay. A harbour boat takes about 20 minutes…
- Best Cafe for Work Costa Coffee (Marsaxlokk Promenade). Reliable Wi-Fi and power outlets. Costa Coffee, Triq iż-Żejtun, Marsaxlokk, telephone +356 2165 3760. Monday to Saturday…
- Best Coworking Space SOHO Office Space (The Strand, Gzira - 35 mins away); no dedicated space in Marsaxlokk… No coworking desk in the village. SOHO St Julian's, Punchbowl Centre, Elia Zammit Street…
- Best Food Delivery App Wolt and Bolt Food. Bolt Food delivers in Malta, and Costa Coffee on Triq iż-Żejtun is listed on Wolt.
- Best Hospital Mater Dei Hospital (Msida, 20 mins away). For basics: DaVinci Health (Zejtun). For an emergency call 112 and go to Mater Dei Hospital in Msida (telephone +356 2545…
- Best Local Dish to Try Lampuki (Dolphin Fish) Pie or Aljotta (Fish Soup) at Tartarun Fish Restaurant. Lampuki (dolphin fish) is the local favourite. Tartarun, on the waterfront, serves…
- Best Taxi/Ride App Bolt, Uber, and eCabs (Marsaxlokk to Airport is approx. €12-€15). Bolt, Uber and eCabs run ride-hailing across Malta, including the airport. Bolt also has…
- Bike/Scooter Rental Tallinja Bike (dock near the church) and GoTo car sharing. tallinja Bike does not list a dock in Marsaxlokk. Stations are at the Valletta terminal…
- Budget Accommodation 渔村 (The Fisherman's Village) Guesthouse or private rooms starting at €45/night. Port View Guest House, Triq il-Luzzu. Wikivoyage lists the phone as +356 9907 6004. A…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, widely accepted, though small fish market stalls prefer cash. On the bus, a single can be bought from the driver with a contactless bank card or cash.
- Casino & Gaming Halls Dragonara Casino (St. Julian's - 30 mins drive). Dragonara Casino, on the Tad-Dragun peninsula in St Julian's, opened in 1964. It is a bus…
- City Marsaxlokk, South Eastern Region, Malta Marsaxlokk is a fishing village in Malta's Southern Region and South Eastern District, on…
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, EU-compliant rules in place since ATAD 1/2 implementation. 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 refunds). 35% flat on company profits. There is no separate corporation tax. From the FITWI rules…
- Cultural Districts The Waterfront Promenade (Xatt is-Sajjieda). The harbour waterfront, where the luzzus tie up and the Sunday fish market is held.
- Currency & Banking Euro (EUR). 1 EUR ≈ 1.09 USD. Major banks: BOV, HSBC Malta. Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, about 0.8909 EUR per…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Delimara Peninsula coastal trail (approx. 5km loop). Xrobb l-Għaġin has interpreted walking routes and promotes walking and cycling in the…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 0% (Malta follows the full imputation system). No withholding on dividends paid to non-residents. Malta uses full imputation, so the tax…
- 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 Torri San Luċjan (St. Lucian Tower). Torri San Luċjan (St Lucian Tower), on the point in the bay, built by 1611.
- Historical Sites Tas-Silġ Archaeological Site and Fort Delimara. Tas-Silġ, on the hill north-east of the village, is a sanctuary used from the Neolithic to…
- Internet Speed Average 150-250 Mbps (Fiber available by GO and Melita) GO markets home fibre up to 1,000 Mbps as available nationwide. Plug'n'GO wireless is up…
- Local Brewery Farsons (Cisk Lager); Craft options at Lord Chambray (Gozo-based but available locally). Simonds Farsons Cisk brews Cisk at The Brewery, Mdina Road, Birkirkara, not in the…
- Local Markets Sunday Fish Market (Starts 7:00 AM) and daily souvenir market. Sunday fish market on the quay, when fishermen sell the catch directly. On other days the…
- Main Train/Transit Hub No trains; Marsaxlokk Bus Terminus (Routes 81, 85, 119). No trains. Buses 81 and 85 run between Valletta and Marsaxlokk, TD10 also runs from…
- Museums & Art Venues Għar Dalam Cave and Museum (Prehistoric site in nearby Birżebbuġa). Għar Dalam Cave and Museum, Għar Dalam Road, Birżebbuġa, is the Heritage Malta prehistoric…
- Must-See Landmarks The Luzzu Boats with the Eye of Osiris in the harbour. The harbour luzzus, traditional fishing boats, each with a painted eye on the prow, an old…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Xrobb l-Għaġin Nature Park & Visitor Centre. Xrobb l-Għaġin Nature Park and Sustainable Development Centre, in the locality, covers…
- Population 4,000 The locality had 3,988 usual residents at the census of 21 November 2021, and an estimated…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type G (British style three-pin) 230 V, 50 Hz, Type G (British three-pin) sockets.
- Property Tax No annual property tax or council tax; only stamp duty on purchase. 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 (reduced to 1.5% for first-time buyers on first €200k). The buyer pays stamp duty of 5% on the higher of price or real value. The seller generally…
- Public Transport Passes Tallinja Card (Free for residents; Explorer 7-day pass €21). A personalised tallinja card is €25 to register, then free on day and night buses and on…
- Regional Travel Bus to Valletta (45 mins); Ferry from Cirkewwa to Gozo (€4.65 return). Buses 81 and 85 take about 30 minutes to Valletta, and TD10 also runs on Sundays. The Gozo…
- Religious Sites Marsaxlokk Parish Church (Our Lady of Pompeii). The parish church is dedicated to Our Lady of Pompeii, also called Our Lady of the Rosary…
- SIM Card Epic, GO, or Melita. Pre-paid 10GB data bundles start at approx. €15/month. GO, Epic and Melita. A GO eSIM can be issued in the GO app before arrival. Smart M is…
- Scenic Viewpoints Delimara Lighthouse and the cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean. Delimara Lighthouse and the Delimara coastline, and the view from Xrobb l-Għaġin toward…
- Tap Water Safe to drink but high mineral content; most locals use RO filters or buy 2L bottles… Tap water meets EU safety standards but tastes salty, because most of it is desalinated…
- Tax System Remittance-basis for non-domiciled residents. People who are both domiciled and ordinarily resident are taxed on worldwide income…
- Top International Airline Ryanair (hub at MLA), Lufthansa, and Emirates. There is no airport in the village. Malta International Airport in Luqa is a Ryanair base…
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