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Photos of Malta

With our high-quality photos of Malta, you can get an idea of the cultural and artistic heritage of Malta and discover the natural beauty of your upcoming holiday destination.

Cities & Towns

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A coast with stone buildings and boats moored at a dock under a blue sky
A panoramic view of Cospicua
A dock with colourful boats at it and a temple seen inland
The port of Marsaxlokk
A sea cave with a white yacht sailing nearby it
The Blue Grotto
A stone fort surrounded by water with a city in the distance
Fort St. Angelo
A beige-coloured cathedral under a blue sky with cars parked in front of it
St Paul's Cathedral, Mdina
People walking around a market selling colourful produce on a sunny day
Marsaxlokk Market
A city at the top of a hill surrounded by grass under a blue sky with white fluffy clouds
The walled city of Mdina
Brightly coloured fishing boats with painting on them
The Osiris eye of the fishing boats
A city with towers and temples next to the sea with boats docked up at a pier
Senglea
A man in a white vest cutting up a piece of red fishing net
A Maltese fisherman
A woman selling fish at a market
A fresh fish market in Marsaxlokk
A courtyard with blue doors and balconies with white railings
Typical doors in Mdina
A shop displaying glass-blown prodcuts
A glass shop in Mdina
A woman walking around a glass shop
Glass shops in Mdina
A beige-coloured stone elegant building
Vilhena Palace
A red phone box with a cathedral seen behind it
A phone box in Mdina
People walking through a large archeway to enter a city
Entrance gates to Mdina
A narrow street with old stone and a speed sign on one of the walls
Mdina's streets
A view of a city from across the water under a blue sky with white clouds
Views of Senglea
A large stone city gate
Entrance gate to Cospicua
A stone street with potted plants in the middle of it
Vittoriosa
A row of colourful boats on the pavement next to the sea
Boats at Senglea port
A narrow street in a city with royal blue shutters under a blue sky
Vittoriosa's streets
Ascending outdoor steps in a city
Senglea's streets
A stone watchtower seen from a low angle
Senglea Watchtower
A rocky beach with a city seen in the distance
A rocky beach in Sliema
A seaside promenade with palm trees under a blue sky
Sliema Promenade
The inside of a catacomb
A catacomb
Underground tunnels in a catacomb
Underground tunnels in a catacomb
A white statue of St. Paul in a catacomb
A statue of St. Paul in a catacomb
A narrow hall inside a catacomb
Rabat catacombs
The interior of a catacomb with prints on the floor tiles
The inside of the catacombs
A church under a blue sky
St. Paul's Church
A street with chalk boards outside shops
Streets in the centre of Rabat
The interior of a cathedral with high ceilings and lampshades
St. Julian's Cathedral
A view of the outskirts of Valletta
Valletta
A white statue at the corner of a building under a blue sky
A statue in Valletta
The interior of a cathedral with tall round ceilings with golden paintings on them
St. John's Co-Cathedral
A long building with people walking past it under a blue sky
St. George's Square, Valletta
A defensive fort on the coastline under a blue sky
Fort Saint Elmo
Canons lined up facing the sea in Valletta
Canons in Valletta
A narrow street with several balconies
Balconies in Valletta
A square with a statue in front of a large building and several outdoor seating areas
Republic Square, Valletta

Monuments and tourist attractions

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A man walking across boardwalk
Ggantija Temples
Old stone ruins
Hagar Quim Temples
Golden decorations inside the Co-Cathedral
Decoration in the Co-Cathedral
Golden arches and painted cielings
The Vault in the Co-Cathedral of Saint John
A sneak peak inside the Co-Cathedral
Lateral pillars inside the Co-Cathdral
People sitting down inside the cathedral
Inside the cathedral
Yellow arches with small seats by the sea
Barracca Upper Gardens
The façade of the cathedral with a blue sky overhead
Cathedral Façade
A photo of a painting by Caravaggio
The decapitation of John the Baptist
A colourful floor representing the tomb stones of the fallen knights
Tomb stones of the Knights of Malta
Some sculptures inside a glass cabinet
Neolithic feminine representation
Some ancient pieces of jewellery in a glass display case
Collars and decorative objects
A room with stone megaliths in it
A collection at the National Museum of Archaeology
Old pieces of pottery and other sculptures on display
Phallic sculptures from the neollithic period
Large megaliths with carvings on them
Pieces at the archaeology museums
A black sculpture of the famous Knights of the Order
A sculpture of the Knights
Rusted canons which are no longer used
Canons at the Fort of Saint Elmo
A panoramic view of the Fort of Saint Elmo with the city behind it
The Fort of Saint Elmo
A detailled photo of the former defensive fortress
Discover the defensive fortification!
The back of a grey plane
A plane in the War Museum
An old piece of artillery
One of the collection at the War Museum
A cream-coloured wartime motorcycle among other museum items
A wartime motorcycle
A man standing beside an old jeep in the war museum
The War Museum
People standing in the square on a cloudy day
Fort Armoury Square
A view inside the ancient Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Inside Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
A photo of the inside of the central chamber in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
Central chamber in the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum
An exhibition of bones
Bones on display in the Ghar Dalam Museum
Skeleton of a dinosaur
Wow!
Ghar Dalam Cave
Discover the cave!
A hole which has been dug inside the cave
An archaeological dig inside the cave
A chamber-like pink display room
Cannons in the armoiry
Looking down a hall way in the Grand Master'a palace
Discover the beautiful hallways
Looking down a long, beautifully decorated hallway
Inside the palace
A armoury-style display inside the palace
Weapons and armour in Grand Master's Palace
People outside the façade of the Gran Master's Palace
The main entrance to the Grand Master's Palace
A throne with a giant glass chandelier above it
The Throne Room
Grandstands inside the Manoel Theatre
Admire the beauty of the Manoel Theatre!
A blue and gold cieiling with a chandelier in the middle
Discover the history of the theatre!
Wax figures of the the former Knights
The Hospitaller Knights
Two wax figures inside the museum
Inside the Knights' Museum
A cloaked figure with a cross in front of it
The entrance to the Knights' Museum
A large megalithic structure with an entrance in the middle
Entrance to the Hagar Qim Temple
An exposed central chamber made from stone covered overhead
The central chamber of the temple
One of the stone features at Hagar Qim
Hagar Qim
The remains of the Hagar Qim temple covered overhead by a protective tent
The Hagar Qim archaeological site
Scaffolding in front of the Ggantija archaeological dig
Ggantija archaeological dig
A photo of the ancient Ggantija Temples covered in grass
Ggantija Temples
Large stone pushed together to form a sort of chamber
Tarxien
Ancient megalithic ruins covered by a white tent
Protected Megalithic temples
Ancient, dusty stones at Tarxien in Malta
A Divinity Statue in Tarxien
The sun lighting up the horizon as it sets
Sunset at the Dingli Cliffs
A panoramic view of the Dingli Cliffs in Malta
Dingli Cliffs by day

Beaches and Coves

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Rock formations in the sea with people swimming in natural pools
The Azure Window before 2017
A view of cliffs under a blue sky
Dingli cliffs
An orange sunset over the horizon seen through a sea cave
Fungus Rock at sunset
A man snorkelling along the sea bed
Snorkel in Comino
A view of rock formations in the sea on a sunny day
Blue Lagoon
A view of a rocky cove with a boat sailing on the turquoise waters
Blue Lagoon, Comino
2 boys jumping into the sea from a rock
Take a dip in the Blue Lagoon
A woman snorkelling next to a turtle
Snorkel at the Blue Lagoon
A sandy beach under a blue sky with buildings along the coast
Golden Bay
A sandy beach with several people lying on the beach under sun umbrellas
The golden sand at Golden Bay
A sandy beach with waves crashing on the shore under a blue sky
St. George's Bay
8 people sitting on a white, yellow and blue boat sailing through blue sea water
A boat ride around the Blue Grotto
Several boats on a stone platform at a pier
Boats at Spinola Bay
A bay with several boats floating under a blue sky
Spinola Bay
A sandy beach with a cathedral next to the water under a clear sky
Balluta Bay
A sandy beach full of people kayaking and swimming in the water under a blue sky
Paradise Bay

Other Maltese Islands

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Boats floating around on the tranquil blue water
Mgarr harbour in Gozo
A large rock surrounded by the sea and a blue sky overhead
Fungus Rock in Gozo
A panoramic view over the island of Gozo
Gozo
A small white boat in the middle of Xlendi Cove on a sunny day
Xlendi Cove
An ancient town made from stone on a sunny day
The Citadel in Gozo

Other Photos

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A white sign for the bus station
Valletta bus station
Two pastizzi on a marble table
Pastizzi
The exterior of a food market
Valletta food market
A white, blue and yellow ferry with gozo channel line written on the side of it
The Ferry to Gozo
A shop window with shelves displaying handmade ceramics
Handmade ceramics
2 buses parked at a bus station
Buses in Malta
A close-up of a bowl of fish soup with garnish on top of it
Aljotta
A white taxi parked on the side of the road at a taxi rank
A Maltese taxi
A red, double-decker bus in Malta
A sightseeing bus in Malta
The exterior of Malta International Airport under a clear blue sky
Malta International Airport
A street of yellow buildings with colourful balconies
Valletta's streets
A port lit up at night time under an evening sky
The port of Valletta
A view of a city along a coast under a blue sky
Views of Valletta