Rocky coastal pools carved into limestone at the sea's edge, with clear green water and a metal handrail, and a town in the distance.

Font Ghadir

Malta

Plan your visit

Font Ghadir is an outdoor coastal area along Sliema's waterfront promenade.

About this place

Font Ghadir is a stretch of Sliema's coastline made up of natural and cut limestone rock pools. The area is used for sunbathing and swimming, with the rock formations providing access to the sea.

Location

Find Font Ghadir

Font Ghadir sits along the limestone coastline of Sliema, on the northeastern shore of Malta.

Coordinates: 35.9161° N · 14.5044° E

Nearby places

All of Malta

Other stops in Malta

Recommended

The Knights of St John's great church in Valletta, with a gilded Baroque interior, a floor of marble tombstones and Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in the oratory.

Recommended

Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua, the fortified harbour towns across the Grand Harbour from Valletta: quieter than the capital and a short boat ride away.

67 Kapitali is a café on Triq l-Ifran in Valletta serving hot and iced coffee.

Bacchus Restaurant serves traditional Maltese dishes inside historic stone vaults within the fortified city of Mdina.

Blue Grotto

Location

A group of natural sea caves on Malta's southern coast near Il-Qrendi. Boat tours enter the caves for eight euros, while a short uphill walk leads to clifftop views of the formations.

Blue Lagoon

Location

A sheltered bay of clear turquoise water between Comino and Cominotto: Malta's most famous swimming spot, and very busy in summer.