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Accessibility
Access & Inclusion 

Catering to your needs

Making EuroPride Valletta 2023 and all its events accessible to all people.

The Maltese Islands are fairly accessible throughout and are now more wheelchair-friendly than ever before! Starting with your arrival, The Malta International Airport has trained assistants to help those with reduced mobility, and you can even book Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) services through your airline carrier. There is also priority seating inside the terminal, as well as lifts and escalators to all floors, designated toilets, and parking.

When it comes to tourist attractions, many temples, museums, churches, and forts have been adapted with ramps, lifts, and mod-cons to make them more wheelchair-friendly.

If you want to visit a seaside location, many of the Blue Flag beaches are equipped with wooden walkways and parking for persons with disability. There are floating beach wheelchairs available too.

Attractions

Pride Village

  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Wheelchair friendly area
  • Accessible toilets

Pride Concert Venue

  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Wheelchair friendly area
  • Accessible toilets

St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta

  • Wheelchair accessible ramp 

Fort St Elmo – National War Museum, Valletta

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Directions in Braille
  • Audio-visuals

National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta

  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Audio guides
  • Accessible toilets

Malta Maritime Museum, Birgu

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator

Tarxien Temples, Tarxien

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp

Domus Romana, Rabat & Mdina

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp

Ġgantija Temples, Xagħra, Gozo

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp

Malta National Aquarium, St Paul’s Bay

  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Accessible toilets

Esplora, Kalkara

  • Service dogs are welcome and arrangements for water and food bowls can be made upon arrival
  • The majority of the museum is wheelchair accessible, either by ramp or lift
Popeye Village, Mellieħa
  • A number of attractions and all animation shows are carried out on street level
  • Catering outlets, as well as public convenience facilities, have ramps for access
Malta Classic Car Collection, St Paul’s Bay
  • Wheelchair accessible elevator
  • Accessible toilets
Malta Aviation Museum, Ta’Qali
  • Wheelchair accessible elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Accessible toilets
  • Visually impaired visitors are guided through the museum and can get a better understanding of the aircrafts through the sense of touch.
The Malta Experience, Valletta
  • Wheelchair accessible building
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Wheelchair-accessible elevator
  • Hearing-impaired consumers are provided with a ‘loop’ system that rests on the ear sending pulse signals to the hearing aid set to provide a better-quality experience.
Playmobil Funpark, Birżebbuġa
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • Guide dogs welcome
  • Accessible toilets

Beaches to visit

Many bays in Malta and Gozo are accessible to people with accessibility needs, with special wheelchairs for beaches, ramps, hoists and platforms with ramps leading to the sea.

Malta

Mellieħa Bay – also called Għadira Bay- is the most accessible beach in Malta and also the longest sandy beach stretching across 800m, making it one of the most popular beaches among holidaymakers. 

  • 800m sandy beach
  • Three wooden walkways
  • Two concrete walkways
  • Three floating beach wheelchairs
  • Two equipped public toilets
  • One mobile toilet
  • Six parking bays for persons with disability

Ġnejna Bay, Mġarr

  • 1,000m sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One floating wheelchair
  • Two parking bays for persons with disability

Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Naxxar 

  • Sandy beach,
  • One walkway,
  • One floating wheelchair,
  • One parking bay for persons with disability

Buġibba Perched Beach, Mellieħa

  • Sandy beach,
  • Ramp
  • One public toilet
  • Limited sea access

Fond Għadir, Sliema

  • Rocky beach
  • Ramp
  • One public toilet
  • Limited sea access

Golden Bay, Mellieħa

  • 200m sandy beach
  • Two walkways
  • Two parking bays for persons with disability
  • One equipped public toilet
  • One floating beach wheelchair

Little Armier, Mellieħa

  • 137m sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One floating wheelchair
Armier, Mellieħa
  • Sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One floating wheelchair
  • One equipped public toilet
  • Two parking bays for persons with disability

Dawret it-Tunnara, Mellieħa

  • Rocky beach
  • One manual hoist chair
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp

St. George’s Bay, St Julians

  • 135m sandy beach
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • One walkway
  • Two floating wheelchairs
  • One equipped public toilet
  • Four parking bays for persons with disability

Exiles, Sliema

  • Rocky Beach
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • One hoist chair
  • One equipped public toilet
  • Two parking bays for persons with disability

Ta’ Fajtata, Marsaskala

  • Rocky beach
  • Wheelchair accessible ramp
  • One walkway
  • One hoist chair
  • Three parking bays for persons with disability

Pretty Bay, Birżebbuġa

  • Sandy beach
  • Two walkways
  • One equipped public toilet
  • One floating wheelchair
  • Eight parking bays for persons with disability

Qawra Point, St Paul’s Bay

  • Rocky beach
  • Ramp to hoist chair
  • One public toilet
  • Two parking bays for persons with disability

Gozo

Ramla Bay, Xagħra

  • 360m Sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One equipped public toilet
  • One floating wheelchair
  • One parking bay for persons with disability

Marsalforn, Żebbuġ

  • One sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One equipped public toilet
  • One parking bay for persons with disability
 

Ħondoq r-Rummien

  • Sandy beach
  • One walkway
  • One public toilet 

Accommodation

As all accommodation providers are legally required to offer accessibility assistance, when it comes to finding a place to stay, there are a variety of hotels, farmhouses, villas, apartments, and boutique hotels to choose from. It is always wise, however, to contact these places ahead of time to ensure that the premises are suitable for you.

Restaurants

The flavour of Maltese cuisine is the result of a 7,000-year relationship with the many civilisations that have occupied the Maltese Islands. To ensure that your chosen restaurant is suitable for your disability, please call the establishment directly. 

Transport

Airport

If special assistance is required at Malta International Airport, staff are trained to make your arrival or departure from Malta as seamless and comfortable as possible. You can book Persons with Reduced Mobility (PRM) services through your airline carrier.

In order to help the airport deliver a better and more efficient service, we strongly recommend that you book at least 48 hours before departure.

Autism-Friendly Programme

The Autism-Friendly Programme asks autistic travellers through Malta International Airport to complete a form to help identify ways in which the team can appropriately assist them. Travellers can also order a free wristband or cap; two accessories designed to ensure that the airport’s staff can immediately identify the person needing additional assistance. Please contact the airport to learn about the various other initiatives in place to support qualifying travellers.

Gozo Ferry

The Gozo Ferry is also fully wheelchair accessible, though if you are travelling by car, it is essential to make yourself known to staff and let them know you would like to be parked near a lift, otherwise you risk being blocked in by other cars and having to remain in your vehicle for the duration of your journey, which is not permissible.

Contact Gozo Channel in advance of your journey to advise them of the date and time you expect to arrive at the ferry terminal so they can prepare to assist your boarding and crossing.

For more information click here.

Fast Ferry

Both Lascaris Wharf Terminal and the Mġarr Harbour Terminal offer full accessibility to persons with mobility impairments, including wheelchair users. Both ferries are also equipped with ramps to allow passengers with mobility impairments and wheelchair users to board and alight safely and to have a peaceful and safe trip.

All the buses operated by the Malta Public Transport, the ferries operated by Valletta Ferry Services and the Barrakka Lift are also fully accessible to passengers with mobility impairments and to wheelchair users

Public Transport

Buses on the Maltese Islands also cater to those requiring special access or facilities, with priority seating available and excellent audiovisual systems. All buses, including sightseeing buses, are equipped with ramps, however, when using any type of organised transportation, it is recommended to check accessibility.

  • Buses are equipped with a wheelchair ramp
  • All buses have priority seating for passengers with mobility needs.
  • Signal buttons and ticketing machines are located at a suitable height for wheelchair users and other passengers with mobility restrictions.
  • Buses are equipped with audio and visual systems which announce the name of the next bus stop and the final destination.

Click here for more information.

Other Transportation

Wheelchair Friendly Car Hire (WFCH), provided a broad range of specially adapted car hire vehicles to cater for the needs of disabled drivers and passengers. Vehicles can be hired on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis and provide a door-to-door delivery and collection service.

For more information, click here or phone on +356 99493963.

Whilst the Maltese Islands go out of their way to accommodate those with accessibility requirements, should you require any further assistance, thanks to CRPD Malta, helpful advice is never more than a click away at: [email protected]