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Marsaxlokk
Fishing village on Malta's southeast coast lined with painted luzzu boats, known for its Sunday fish market and waterfront restaurants.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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Marsaskala
Marsaskala, Malta · Europe
About Marsaskala
Marsaskala works well as a base: 10 minutes from Kalkara, 3km from St Peter's Pool.
Marsaskala is in Malta, with about 10,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Kalkara, about 4 km away.
Marsaskala, also known as Wied il-Għajn or Marsascala and abbreviated as M'Skala or M'Scala is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta.
Originally a fishing village, it has grown into a tourist destination and a permanent hometown for an ever-growing population.
The parish church, built in 1953, is dedicatedRead more
to Saint Anne and Marsaskala's feast is celebrated at the end of July.
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What is there to see near Marsaskala?
Within an hour or so of Marsaskala: Marsaxlokk (3 km), St Peter's Pool (3 km), Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (5 km), Valletta (6 km).
Where is Marsaskala?
Marsaskala is in Marsaskala, Malta, about 4 km from Kalkara.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,024
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Malta
- Region
- Marsaskala
- Timezone
- Europe/Malta
- Coordinates
- 35.8622, 14.5670
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Worth the detour from Marsaskala
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
St Peter's Pool
Natural swimming hole in flat golden limestone near Delimara Point, where shelves of rock drop into deep clear water: Malta's favourite low-key cliff-jumping spot. Reached by a rough lane from Marsaxlokk; arrive early in summer.
3 km · about 5 min drive
ancient ruins
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
The world's only known prehistoric underground temple: three levels of chambers carved into living rock around 3300-3000 BC, with red-ochre spirals still on the ceilings. Only 80 visitors a day are admitted; book weeks ahead.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Valletta
UNESCO-listed Baroque fortress city built by the Knights of St John, packed with more historic monuments per square metre than any other city.
6 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
St John's Co-Cathedral
Baroque cathedral in Valletta built by the Knights of St John, housing Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
6 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Terraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
6 km · about 10 min drive
castle
Fort St Angelo
Bastioned fort at the tip of Birgu commanding the Grand Harbour, central to the 1565 Great Siege and now a museum site.
6 km · about 10 min drive
natural wonder
Blue Grotto, Malta
Series of sea caverns on Malta's southern coast where sunlight creates a luminous phosphorescent blue glow on the water.
11 km · about 20 min drive
Driving roads near Marsaskala
- Right hereUpper Barrakka GardensTerraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
- 17 kmDingli CliffsMalta's highest sea cliffs on the island's west coast, with a clifftop road, chapel and open views towards the islet of Filfla.
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