{"id":23225,"date":"2021-05-28T02:23:41","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:23:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.visitmalta.com\/a\/towns-and-villages\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T02:23:41","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:23:41","slug":"towns-and-villages","status":"publish","type":"a","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/en\/a\/towns-and-villages\/","title":{"rendered":"Towns &amp; Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-article__content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 text-center font-weight-bold\">                              Towns &amp; Villages<\/h2>\n<div id=\"dvArticle\">      <span id=\"ctl00_ctl00_Body_PageContent_ContentControl_lblPageContent\"><\/p>\n<p>There are walled cities&nbsp;and baroque towns, sleepy villages and bustling fishing ports. Then there is modern, urban living with caf&eacute;s, nightlife, clubs and restaurants. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"St. Paul's Bay\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive-images\/img-12928.jpg\" alt=\"St. Paul's Bay Malta\" vspace=\"5\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are places in which to live it up and others where it seems like time stood still. In Malta you can enjoy life at its simplest one day and at its most cosmopolitan the next. However short your stay, it&#8217;s possible to have a taste of island life in a variety of settings &#8211; from traditional villages to urban resorts.<\/p>\n<p>Malta&#8217;s capital, the World Heritage City of <strong>Valletta<\/strong>, and the medieval fortified towns of<strong> Mdina<\/strong> and <strong>Cittadella <\/strong>in&nbsp;Gozo, are the Islands&#8217; historical highlights. <strong>Tas-Sliema<\/strong>, <strong>Bugibba<\/strong>, <strong>Qawra<\/strong> and <strong>St. Julian&#8217;s<\/strong> in Malta and <strong>Marsalforn <\/strong>and <strong>Xlendi <\/strong>in Gozo are the main resorts. They bustle with activity, and not just in summer.<\/p>\n<p>Valletta is a&nbsp;treasurehouse of art and architecture. This city of the Knights remains virtually intact, its streets flanked by palaces and tiny, old-world shops. Across Grand Harbour lie the <strong>Three Cities<\/strong> of Senglea, Cospicua and Vittoriosa. Older than Valletta, they offer a fascinating insight into the islands&#8217; maritime fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>The southern fishing village of <strong>Marsaxlokk<\/strong> and neighbouring resort town of Marsascala are also worth a visit.<\/p>\n<p>With little effort, just a desire to explore, you&#8217;ll find inland <strong>towns and villages<\/strong> with character and treasures of their own. Churches reveal masterpieces by the artists to the Knights while each village square is a slice of history, its caf&eacute;-bar the hub of authentic rural life.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"The Mosta Dome\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive-images\/img-12814.jpg\" alt=\"Mosta Malta\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-23225","a","type-a","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Towns &amp; Villages - Visit Malta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Towns &amp; Villages - Visit Malta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Towns &amp; Villages There are walled cities&nbsp;and baroque towns, sleepy villages and bustling fishing ports. 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