Marsaxlokk, Malta · Europe
Marsaxlokk works well as a base: 5 minutes from Tarxien, 2km from St Peter's Pool.
Marsaxlokk is in Malta, with about 3,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tarxien, about 4 km away.
Marsaxlokk (Maltese pronunciation: [mɐrsɐʃˈlɔk]) is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region of Malta. It has a harbour, and is a tourist attraction known for its views, fishing and history. The village is also known for the Marsaxlokk Market, which is mainly a large fish market which takes placeRead more
along the seafront on Sundays, and a tourist market during all other days of the week. Inhabited and well-known since antiquity, Marsaxlokk was used as a port by Phoenicians, Carthaginians and also has the remains of a Roman-era harbour. Originally a part of the city of Żejtun, the fishing village became a separate parish in the late nineteenth century.
The population of Marsaxlokk was 4,206 in July 2024. This included 2,263 males and 1,943 females; 3,512 Maltese nationals and 694 foreign nationals.
Traditional luzzi and other larger and more modern vessels line the sheltered inner harbour. The village is also popular among locals and tourists alike for its walks around the coast and harbour, its restaurants, as well as for its swimming zones. Marsaxlokk Bay also includes a container freeport towards Birżebbuġa, a power station complex towards Delimara, and a small ship-repair facility for fishermen.
Marsaxlokk is sometimes referred to as Portus Herculis, due to the association of Marsaxlokk Bay with the Roman and Punic remains at Tas-Silġ.
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Within an hour or so of Marsaxlokk: St Peter's Pool (2 km), Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum (4 km), Upper Barrakka Gardens (6 km), Fort St Angelo (6 km).
Marsaxlokk is in Marsaxlokk, Malta, about 4 km from Tarxien.
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natural wonder
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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
ancient ruins
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.
4 km · about 10 min drive
scenic viewpoint
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
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
landmark
UNESCO-listed Baroque fortress city built by the Knights of St John, packed with more historic monuments per square metre than any other city.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
Baroque cathedral in Valletta built by the Knights of St John, housing Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
7 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Series of sea caverns on Malta's southern coast where sunlight creates a luminous phosphorescent blue glow on the water.
8 km · about 15 min drive
ancient ruins
UNESCO-listed prehistoric temples including Ħaġar Qim and Mnajdra, among the oldest freestanding structures on Earth.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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