Living in Dingli
A village on the western cliffs, at the highest point in Malta. Dingli is rural, exposed and quiet, and people move there for the countryside and the sunsets rather than for anything practical.
Dingli at a glance
- Lifestyle
- Rural, elevated, quiet
- Best for
- Families, walkers, people wanting countryside
- Atmosphere
- Very quiet, village-paced
- Property market
- Village houses, farmhouses, some apartments
- Typical property types
- Townhouses, farmhouses, maisonettes, apartments
Why live in Dingli?
The cliffs
The walk along the top is the best in Malta, and it starts at the end of the village.
Air and space
Higher, greener and cooler than most of the island, with fields on three sides.
Village life
A proper square, a church, and shops where you are known.
Value
Space costs considerably less here than anywhere on the coast.
The lifestyle
Dingli is genuinely rural and reasonably remote by Maltese standards. Buses run to Rabat and onwards but they are not frequent, and a car is close to essential. The village itself has what a village has — a pharmacy, a few shops, some good food — and anything more is in Rabat. Winter is noticeably windier and cooler up here than by the sea, which is worth knowing before signing. In exchange there is quiet, dark skies at night, and the cliffs at the end of the road. Sunday afternoons bring visitors driving out for the view, and the roads to the cliffs get busy then.
Property in Dingli
Village houses and townhouses make up much of the older stock, with farmhouses in the surrounding countryside and a growing number of apartments and maisonettes on the edges. Outdoor space is far more achievable here than on the coast. Older stone properties can be cold and damp in winter if unmodernised, which is worth asking about directly. Unfurnished lettings are common.
Who is this area best for?
Families
Space, safety, quiet, and countryside to grow up in.
Walkers and cyclists
The cliff paths and the country roads west are the best on the island.
Remote workers
Quiet, spacious and cheap, if the commute is occasional.
Less suited to
Anyone without a car, and anyone who needs to be in the harbour area at a fixed hour each morning.
What's nearby?
- Malta International Airport25 min
- St Julian's30 min
- Sliema30 min
- Valletta35 min
Approximate driving times, outside peak hours.
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