'''Sliema''' is in Malta.
Understand
Sliema and St Julian's are Malta's most modern and most built up areas and where most tourists stay. It is where one will find the most hotels, rental apartments, restaurants, bars, shops and clubs.
Get in
By car
By bus
Buses for Sliema leave the Valletta terminus regularly. Be warned that the Valletta - Sliema/St.Julians routes can get quite crowded in the summer months.
By boat
A ferry regularly crosses the harbour between Sliema and Valletta. A one-way ticket for the five-minute journey costs ?0.87.
Get around
See
Do
Learn
Several of Malta's English language schools are located here.
Work
Buy
This is Malta's largest and most modern shopping district. You'll find several streets packed full of shops, including international favorites like Zara, Top Shop and Mango, as well as a variety of many designer labels. Malta's prices aren't anything to be excited about, but if you're looking for something trendy, possibly from a store that's more uncommon in the States, this is where you'll find it.
Eat
Budget
'''Offshore.''' A small coffee shop on the Strand with the best cakes and coffee in Sliema.
Mid-range
'''Ta' Kris.''' Tucked away in a little alley off Bisazza Street, the main shopping thoroughfare, this is one of the best places on the island for Maltese cuisine.
Splurge
Baracuda in Baluta Bay has some of best food around. Fish is what they do best, fresh out of the sea.
Drink
Sleep
Budget
'''Hibernia House Gateway Hostel''', Depiro Street, tel. +356-21-333859, [http://www.hihostels.com/dba/hostel092065.en.htm]. Cheap and friendly HI-affiliated hostel, just don't expect too many frills. Dorm rooms have basic cooking facilities. Good location a few blocks from the beach.
Mid-range
Splurge
Contact
Stay safe
Being the busiest tourist area petty crime associated with it is most rife here. That said there is still relatively little crime compared to many other mediterannean tourist destinations.
Cope
Get out