Malta Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Malta Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Malta and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Malta.

Etymology: The ancient Greeks called the island "Melite" meaning "honey-sweet" from the Greek word "meli" meaning "honey" and referring to the island's honey production.

Capital: Valletta.

Independence / foundation: With a civilization that dates back thousands of years, Malta boasts some of the oldest megalithic sites in the world.

Situated in the center of the Mediterranean, its islands have long served as a strategic military asset, and have come under control of several groups through history such as the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Moors, Normans, Sicilians, Spanish, Knights of St. John, and the French.

Most recently a British colony (since 1814), Malta gained its independence in 1964 and declared itself a republic ten years later.

Population: 467,138.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+1

Languages spoken: Maltese (official) 90%, English (official) 6%, multilingual 3%, other <1%.

Religions: Roman Catholic (official) more than 90%.

Climate: Mediterranean climate. Mild, rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $25.8 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $48,600.

Main airports: Malta International Airport.

World heritage sites in Malta

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 3.

Top world heritage sites:

- City of Valletta.
- Hal Saflieni Hypogeum.
- Megalithic Temples of Malta.

Interesting facts about Malta

- Maltese language is a combination of Arabic, Italian and English influences.

- You could visit a church for every day of the year in Malta. There are over 360 churches in the country.

- There is a cave in Gozo that overlooks Ramla Bay which is believed to be the cave that Homer wrote about in his famous Odyssey.

- Malta is 1 hour from Italy and around 40 minutes from Tunisia. It strategic position at the center of Mediterranean trade routes has given its culture and gastronomy a wide arry of influences giving way to unique local delicacies such as Kinnie, Cisk, and the famous pastizzi, the national snack.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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