Munich → Malta → Cologne · Mon 9 to Thu 12 Nov 2026
Malta in November
Three relaxed nights before Friday's concert in Cologne. Flights are booked. Hotel prices are live from 9 October; the hotel is not booked yet.
Flights
Booked
Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13
FlightIn MaltaConcert, Fri evening
Flights
Mon 9MUC 11:30 → MLA 13:50 · Lufthansa€109
Thu 12MLA 17:20 → CGN 20:10 · Ryanair€62
Lands straight in Cologne the night before the concert.
Watch out
Lufthansa Basic has no cabin bag; Light (+€10) does
Your Rimowa (23 cm deep) is over Ryanair's 20 cm cabin limit. Book a checked bag on that leg
Ryanair: online check-in is mandatory; without a paid seat it opens 24 h before. Check that the bag is on the booking
Weather in November
21 °CAverage daytime high
14–17 °CNight, depending on the source
20–22 °CSea, swimmable but cool
~6 hSun per day (official norm 6.1 h)
~11Days with rain, usually short showers
80–93 mmRain in the month, the wettest of the year
The whole island has much the same climate, so the base you choose decides the wind, not the temperature. The Gregale is a north-east wind that brings rough seas to the north-east coast (Mellieħa, St Paul's Bay, Marsaxlokk). The Valletta harbours and the south-west stay calmer. On a Gregale day, swap beach and town days. There are no lifeguards from mid-September, and Golden Bay has strong undercurrents in winter.
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Where to stay
Quiet places only: St Julian's, Paceville, Buġibba and Sliema are left out because of the nightlife and bustle. Live Booking.com prices for Mon 9 to Thu 12 Nov, rated 8.5 or better, all ensuite, plus €2–3 per night city tax. The highlighted row is my pick in each budget.
Pick:Ramla Bay Resort. It's the only quiet hotel with its own sandy beach, plus indoor pools and a spa for grey days. The trade-off: in the evening you eat at the hotel or take a 10-minute taxi to Mellieħa. A sea-view room costs more than the price shown. Senglea Suites is the calm town alternative, rated 9.9.
B = Booking.com score. Prices read 9 Oct 2026; several rooms show "only 1 left". Above €250 a night, Xara Palace (Mdina) and Phoenicia (by Valletta) are the quiet 5★ options; Booking showed no Monday arrivals there, so book direct.
Before booking
Maritim: double with balcony, 25 m², town or garden view, free cancellation until 4 Nov. Your wife's Booking links were set to 9–13 Nov (4 nights); these prices are for 9–12. Staying until Friday only works with Lufthansa 13:50 to Frankfurt (€227 per person).
Food
Several options per area, so you can choose on the day. Cooked fish, pasta, rabbit and street food; dishes with squid, octopus or mussels are left out. Opening hours in November are not checked unless noted.
Valletta
Lunch and dinner
Ta' Nenu: rabbit, ftira, Maltese dishes, mains €12–18, open daily · site · menu
Harbour Club (Valletta): terrace over the Grand Harbour · book
Over Grain (Valletta): rooftop
Upper Barrakka Gardens: free, harbour view
Sliema promenade: Valletta skyline at sunset
Four relaxed days
Written for Mellieħa or Ramla Bay. From the Three Cities, swap Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mon 9 Arrival
Land 13:50, check in, sea
Taxi to the hotel. Walk along the seafront in the late afternoon, then a relaxed dinner close to the hotel.
Tue 10 Beach
Għadira Bay and the north
A morning on the sand at Għadira, lunch nearby. Afternoon: a walk at Golden Bay (walk, don't swim) or Popeye Village (winter hours ~09:30–16:30). Sunset aperitivo, then dinner at Ix-Xatba.
If the wind is up: Valletta day instead (see Wednesday).
Wed 11 Town
Valletta, aperitivo at the harbour
Pastizzi at Sphinx, stroll the lanes, Upper Barrakka. Lunch at Ta' Nenu or Rubino. Aperitivo at Harbour Club, back by taxi. Alternatively: lunch in Marsaxlokk (Tartarun is open Wednesday).
Calm and sunny: Gozo day trip instead (ferry from Ċirkewwa, 25 min, €4.65 return; lunch at Ta' Karolina).
Thu 12 Departure
Mdina and Rabat on the way
Check out, store the bags in the taxi or at reception. Mdina in the morning, pastizzi at Crystal Palace, a slow lunch. Rabat to the airport is only about 20 minutes, so leave at ~15:30 for the 17:20 flight.
Getting around and bags
Taxi from the airport: fixed fares, roughly €17 (Valletta) to €40 (Mellieħa). Bolt and eCabs are usually cheaper.
Bus: X1 from the airport to Mellieħa/Ċirkewwa, about 50 min, cheap but slow.
Gozo ferry: the winter timetable starts around 9 Nov. Check times at gozochannel.com.
Bags: book Lufthansa Light (+€10, cabin bag included). On Ryanair the Rimowa (23 cm deep) is over the 20 cm limit, so book a checked bag.