Living in Qala
Gozo’s easternmost village, above the Mgarr ferry and looking across to Comino and Malta. Qala is quiet, well kept and popular with people who need to cross regularly.
Qala at a glance
- Lifestyle
- Village, coastal-adjacent, quiet
- Best for
- Commuters to Malta, families, buyers wanting sea views
- Atmosphere
- Calm and residential
- Property market
- Farmhouses, apartments, maisonettes
- Typical property types
- Farmhouses, apartments, maisonettes, townhouses
Why live in Qala?
The ferry
Closest village to Mgarr harbour, which matters a great deal if you cross often.
Views to Comino
The channel and the Blue Lagoon are the outlook from much of the village.
Hondoq
A swimming bay below the village, used year-round by locals.
Quiet
Residential and settled, with little through traffic.
The lifestyle
Qala’s position is its main argument: it is the shortest run to the ferry, which for anyone crossing to Malta weekly or more turns a long journey into a manageable one. The village itself is quiet and well kept, with a good square, basic shops and a strong community. Everything else is in Victoria, fifteen minutes away. The eastern edge has views across to Comino that are among the best on the island. Development pressure around Hondoq has been a live local issue for years, which is worth being aware of if buying nearby.
Property in Qala
A mix of converted farmhouses, apartments and maisonettes, with newer development on the edges taking the sea views. Pools are common in the farmhouse stock. Holiday letting competes for the better properties in summer, so long-let availability is better approached outside the season. Prices for sea-view property are among the higher on Gozo.
Who is this area best for?
People crossing to Malta
The shortest possible run to the ferry.
Families
Quiet, safe and well served for a Gozitan village.
Buyers
Views across to Comino that little else on the island offers.
Less suited to
Anyone wanting a lively winter, and anyone without a car.
What's nearby?
- St Julian's100 min
- Sliema100 min
- Valletta105 min
- Malta International Airport110 min
Approximate driving times, outside peak hours.
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