Shopping fan? Test the stores in Malta and Gozo during your stay in the archipelago. Here are all the tips, good plans, information and especially all the addresses where you can enjoy yourself! There is something for every taste and budget. Let’s go for a little window shopping!
Why go shopping in Malta ?
Because shopping in Malta and Gozo means discovering other styles and products that you can’t find at home.
Of course, the brands of the Inditex group such as Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear are present here. But above all, in Malta, men and women still cultivate the taste for dressing up to go out: a multitude of small stores where you will find quality Italian clothing and shoes as well as others even dedicated to evening dresses!
British colonization obliges: English brands such as Marks & Spencer are also very visible (in Sliema and Valletta). Marquis de Vissac offers genuine handcrafted espadrilles from the Basque Country in Malta and Gozo. Valletta !
How much does it cost to shop in Malta and Gozo?
Very cheap on the Marsaxlokk market but beware of quality or even counterfeits! However, if you look around, you can find well cut shorts, made in Italy, for 10 euros.
Maltese salaries being lower than in Northern Europe, prices here are overall 20% cheaper for the same quality. Another particularity is that the stores can sell out all year round: in other words, it is a paradise for shopping addicts!
All styles and all prices, apart from the great French or Italian perfumes, Swiss watches, you will not find any prestigious high fashion brands in Malta but more of an offer of Italian high end ready to wear. However, Maltese designers are starting to break into the European fashion scene and this is to be followed at the moment in Malta: fashionweek
How to choose the right size while shopping in Malta and Gozo?
The sizes of the clothes are labeled in English (8-10-12-14-16-18) with sometimes the equivalence of European size. For shoes, a euro size 37 is equivalent to an English size 4 and Italian shoes are known to fit larger than Europe ones. The best thing to do if you’re not sure is to go through the fitting process.
On the reception side, if the hello is not always there, nobody will harass you to sell you something: you will be free to look, try, or go out again!
Where to shop in Malta
Shopping in Valletta
Yes, definitely in Valletta because it is a real shopping paradise! All the stores are within a few meters of each other: Jewelry, accessories, fashion, cosmetics, shoes: mainly located in Republic street and Merchant’s street, don’t hesitate to stroll the small cross streets to find the nice little stores.
Opening hours : Shops open from 9am to 7pm (Some stores close between 1:30pm and 4pm)
Shopping in Sliema
Start at Tower Road: filled with stores for all styles and budgets, pass through its shopping mall The Plazza Shopping center and the nearby pedestrian street “Bisazza street”.
Continuing a little further towards Tigné, opposite Valletta, The Point Shopping Mall concentrates the most international fashion brands in the whole Maltese archipelago. For example, very famous brands are present such as Mango and Bershka of the Inditex group, Oysho popular for its women’s underwear and sportswear, River Island or Stradivarius with Spanish tendency. If you like to find clothes, shoes, accessories, perfumes, cosmetics and decoration in one place, you will appreciate the chain Debenhams. To give you an idea, Debenhams is similar to Galeries La Fayette or Galeria Inno, it is a set of brands gathered in one building so that you can find what you are looking for in one place.
Schedules:
– The Plazza Shopping Center: Monday to Saturday, 9am to 7pm
– The Point Shopping Mall: Monday to Saturday, from 10am to 7:30pm and Sunday from 11am to 6pm
Shopping at San Julian’s
Like “The Point”, San Julian’s is the place to be if you like the more luxurious and well-known brands: they are grouped together at the foot of the Portomaso tower(Hugo Boss among others) and in the Bay Street Complex (near Paceville). On Borg Street, cheaper stores for pareos and swimwear.
Opening hours : Stores open 7 days a week from 10am to 10pm
Shopping in Gozo
It is in Victoria that the stores of Gozo are grouped: In the shopping center The Duke near the bus station and especially in the alleys behind the basilica St George: the corner of the pretty stores…
The Duke shopping center schedule: Monday to Saturday from 9am to 7pm and Sunday from 9am to 1pm
Tip: In the small streets, do your shopping in the morning because many stores close between 1 and 4:30 pm
Shopping in Mosta
The Pama shopping center is a hypermarket surrounded by stores selling clothes, accessories, shoes, sports equipment, and much more. For men, you will find for example Jules, not very present in Malta. Stores such as The Body shop, Morgan or Benetton will be there to welcome you ladies.
Schedule : Open Monday to Saturday from 9:30 am to 7:30 pm and Sunday (and holidays) from 10 am to 6 pm
Shopping in the markets of Malta and Gozo
What could be better than shopping outdoors when the weather is nice? For this, there are markets! Good deals and negotiations, it’s up to you! Let yourself be tempted by the charming stalls offering typical Maltese products, souvenirs, food and clothing.
Some Schedules :
- Valletta: Every morning at Merchant Street
- Mosta: Every Monday morning
- Bormla (3 Cities): Every Tuesday morning
- Zebbug (photo): Every day of the week
- Marsaxlokk : Every Sunday with its famous fish market (but also on Tuesday mornings in an authentic and less crowded version)
- Sliema and St Julians : some evenings in summer, along the promenade
And for sports fans?
In most of the places mentioned above, you will have the opportunity to do your sports shopping in small stores, especially for sports shoes. But when it comes to equipment, sports giant Décathlon is present in Malta, close to Sliema. Go sport also has 2 stores, one in Qormi and the other in Burmarrad. Both are near a Kiabi store, the chain store that will dress the whole family!
Whatever the occasion or what you’re looking for, shopping in Malta is possible!
Think of the memories for others too! Find here our list of souvenirs to bring back from Malta.
