Hitting the shops for a spot of retail therapy? Traditionally, Sliema is the automatic first choice in Malta, but since the paving of Merchant Street, Valletta has seen a good number of high street fashion retailers set up shop in the capital, and we expect more to follow. An afternoon battling up hills and fighting for a table in crowded cafes or mooching along grand wide streets with numerous opportunities for coffee surrounded by historic architecture? Your choice.