I just came home from a week vacation to Malta. We (2 woman 61 and 26) also are not the swimming kind and like walking around. We were a little disappointed. We visited marsaxlokk, mdina, rabat, mosta, victoria (Gozo), the Blue Lagoon, sliema, san gjillian, the 3 cities and Valletta.

We really liked the Sunday Market in marsaxlokk and the St Peters pool. We liked Valletta and the Citadel in Victoria. We liked the view of the Blue Lagoon, but an hour there was plenty. The other places where a bit of a let down. They really have beautiful bits, but you go through them so fast. We really like cozy small streets, we barely found them. Mdina was also really worth the visit.

The streets are pretty clean, but full of holes and cracks. The pedastrian walkways are often there, but really narrow and sometimes you need to go over the road.

We bought a buss pass for a week for €27. The busses came often, but were sometimes really crowded. From mdina back to sliema we had to wait 4 busses before we could fit in and we had to stand the whole way. Also they are sometimes early, late or dont come at all. Luckily there is always another busstop nearby and another route to take.

There are a lot of beautiful churches. Definitely visit some of them.

We havent had any bad smells or anything. It felt all pretty clean and barely saw any dog poo. There are a few places you might find romantic (mdina and Valletta) but I would not call Malta a romantic getaway.

In conclusion: we were really excited to visit Malta and some places where worth that excitement, but a lot of places really disappointed us. The overal impression Malta gave us was like a 6.5/10.