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Christmas in Malta & Gozo
Malta transforms into a winter paradise during the festive seasons. Find the best and finest venues to spend Christmas in Malta!
Christmas is practically here, and if you haven’t chosen where to spend the holiday season, there’s still time to consider a trip to Malta. While an island in the Mediterranean with over 3000 hours of sunlight each year may seem far away from a conventional White Christmas, you will be pleasantly surprised. Malta changes into a winter paradise during December. Sparkling Christmas lights and lots of seasonal happiness. But where are the most unimaginable spots in Malta to celebrate Christmas?
Valletta
Valletta, Malta’s capital, is approximately twenty minutes from the airport. It is the ideal destination for the holiday season, as it is a tiny city with meandering streets and a fantastic choice of shops, cafés, restaurants, pubs, and cafes. Its Christmas lights are spectacular, and the streets come alive at night with holiday music and people shopping or celebrating. If you’re staying for New Year’s Eve, it’s worth visiting Valletta for the most extraordinary street celebration of the year. There is no better place to be with live music, performances, food, drink, and joy!
Gozo
If you want to get away from it all for the holidays, there is no better place to go than Gozo. You could rent a typical Maltese farmhouse for the week and spend your days walking off all of that great Christmas food in the surrounding countryside. Why not pay a visit to a local church on Christmas Eve for the traditional Maltese Christmas mass?
Other Options
Christmas is most likely the liveliest month in the Maltese calendar. There is no shortage of things to see and do, whether you want to dance the night away at a festive-themed party, watch a local pantomime at the Manoel Theatre, or visit Christmas markets. St Julian’s and Sliema, the island’s entertainment hotspots, are the places to go for a good time. The best Christmas markets are in Rabat, Malta. Rabat is in the centre of the island, near Mdina. As you travel about the island, keep an eye out for Maltese cribs, usually in the town centres. These decorative Nativity scenes are quite popular in Malta, and residents spend hours crafting and building them, so bring your camera!
Snow is not on the schedule. However, a fantastic time and a lot of seasonal happiness are guaranteed. Visit Malta this Christmas.
