Bristol Beaufighter Wreck

HMS Maori

P29 Patrol Boat

P31 (Sliema)

Tugboat Rozi

St. Julian’s Reef

The east coast is the dining heart of Malta, from waterfront restaurants in Sliema to the cafes of Valletta. Try fresh lampuki, octopus stew, pastizzi and the sheep’s-milk cheese ġbejniet. The harbours are also the best place to sample Maltese wine and the sweet imqaret date pastries after a dive. Local ingredients and simple coastal preparation let the pure Maltese flavours shine through in every seafood meal.

The Westin Dragonara Resort

AX The Palace

Grand Hotel Excelsior

1926 Hotel & Spa

The east coast around Sliema, St. Julian’s and the Grand Harbour of Valletta is the most accessible diving zone on Malta, packed with historic WWII wrecks and artificial reefs close to shore. The sheltered inlets and clear water make it ideal for training, night dives and classic wreck diving without long boat rides. Highlights include the intact Rozi and P29 patrol boats, the scattered HMS Maori destroyer and a wealth of macro life on the rocky reefs. The area rewards careful planning and respects Maltese marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels. The area rewards careful planning and respects Maltese marine-protection rules, offering rewarding diving for a range of Mediterranean experience levels.

Malta – Sliema & Valletta (East Coast)