Discover Malta’s best field view properties. Explore top towns, key features, and why countryside homes in Malta offer beauty, peace, and strong investment value.
“To own a piece of Malta’s countryside is not simply to own land. It is to own silence. It is to own the light.”
The View That Changes Everything
Picture yourself stepping onto a terrace as the world opens before you. Traffic noise falls away. The tight geometry of city streets dissolves. Instead, rolling terraced fields stretch to the horizon. Ancient limestone walls glow in the morning sun. Silver-leafed olive trees catch the light. And somewhere in the distance, the Mediterranean shimmers.
This is what it means to own a field view property in Malta.
It is not just a feature on a listing. It is a daily gift. Amber light floods your kitchen at six in the morning. A valley turns silver after rain. Furthermore, silence wraps around the house, broken only by birdsong and a distant church bell. This life is entirely possible — even in a country as small and sought-after as Malta. We are here to show you exactly where to find it.
Malta’s Hidden Countryside: More Than You Expect
Most people picture Malta as a place of harbours, baroque churches, and sun-drenched café terraces. However, few visitors — and even fewer newcomers — realise that a large part of the island remains beautifully, stubbornly rural.
In spring, fields of wheat and clover spread across the centre of the island, turning golden in summer. Valley floors, known locally as widien, wind between ridges of ancient limestone. Moreover, carob trees cast twisted shadows over rubble walls that farmers have tended for centuries.
This countryside is not a postcard. It is a living landscape. Nestled within it — often hidden behind a heavy wooden door or down an unmarked lane — sit some of the most extraordinary homes in all of Europe.
The Towns Where Field View Properties Thrive
Not every corner of Malta offers this experience. Field view properties in Malta belong to specific towns and villages where the rhythm of rural life still sets the pace. Here are the key areas to search.
Rabat and Mdina
These twin towns sit on Malta’s highest ridge. As a result, the views they command are nothing short of theatrical. From the right terrace in Rabat, you can watch the entire sweep of the Maltese countryside unfold below you. Patchwork fields appear in every shade of green and gold. Ancient walls trace the contours of the land. On clear days, the sea glitters at the very edge of the horizon.
Properties here combine the grandeur of history with the peace of open countryside. In short, this is one of the most sought-after addresses for countryside homes in Malta.
Siggiewi
Siggiewi sits on the southwestern plateau and wears its agricultural heart openly. Its outskirts open onto wide, unbroken field views stretching towards the Dingli Cliffs. Traditional farmhouses here enjoy genuine countryside settings. From your kitchen window, you can watch a farmer tend his plot. You feel, for a moment, that the modern world has forgotten where you live. That is not a flaw. That is the point.
Dingli
Dingli perches at Malta’s highest point and is famous for its cliffs. However, it is equally famous for the sense of space it gives residents. Properties on the village edge look out over open fields and, beyond them, the deep blue arc of the sea. The air here is cleaner, the light is sharper, and the silence is real. Consequently, Dingli attracts buyers who want not just a home, but a horizon.
Żebbuġ
Żebbuġ is one of Malta’s most beloved towns. It sits at the meeting point of countryside and convenience. Its valley views are remarkable. Properties on the quieter outskirts look directly onto open valley floors, where terraced fields descend in gentle steps. The air carries the faint scent of herbs in summer. Furthermore, several developments here capture these panoramas, making Żebbuġ one of the rare places where even modern homes carry a countryside soul.
Attard and Balzan
The Three Villages — Attard, Balzan, and Lija — rank among the most elegant addresses in Malta. Set on the central plateau, they feature wide, tree-lined streets and lush private gardens. Attard and Balzan border areas of open land that give certain properties a rare sense of green expanse. Therefore, for families who want serenity without sacrificing schools, restaurants, and connectivity, these villages strike a near-perfect balance.
Naxxar
Naxxar is a town of quiet confidence. Its northern and western edges border open countryside. Properties here — particularly converted farmhouses — enjoy unobstructed views across rolling fields towards Mdina and the Maltese interior. In addition, the town’s elevation gives it a quality of light that photographers and artists have long appreciated. Good roads also connect it quickly to both the coast and the island’s centre.
Mġarr (Malta)
Not to be confused with Mġarr harbour in Gozo, this small village in the northwest is one of Malta’s best-kept secrets. Fields surround it on almost every side. Properties here are rare. However, when they do come to market, buyers move fast. The land around the village stays green well into spring, and the sense of being immersed in Malta rural property is total.
Baħrija
Baħrija is the wild card. This tiny hamlet tucks itself into the northwestern corner of Malta, where narrow lanes wind through land that rolls and dips with unusual drama. Properties here look out over valleys, fields, and in the distance, the breathtaking bay of Fomm ir-Rih. To live in Baħrija is to choose the landscape completely. It is not a compromise. It is a conviction.
Żejtun
On the southeastern side of Malta, Żejtun offers a quieter, less celebrated countryside beauty. Agricultural land surrounds much of the town. Properties on its outer edges sit alongside working fields that generations of farmers have cultivated in the same way. It is a grounded, authentic place. Accordingly, its field views carry that same quality of authenticity.
Gozo: Xagħra, Nadur, Għarb, and San Lawrenz
Then there is Gozo. Malta’s sister island occupies a category of its own. The entire island feels like a field view — because in many ways, it is. Villages like Xagħra, Nadur, Għarb, and San Lawrenz sit within sweeping rural landscapes. Ancient farmhouses look out over rolling hills with glimpses of the sea on almost every side. Moreover, Gozo has retained its rural character in a way that the main island sometimes struggles to. Owning a countryside home in Malta’s Gozo is less of a luxury and more of a natural state of being.
Key Features of Field View Properties in Malta
What makes a field view property stand apart from any other home? The differences go well beyond the outlook. These are the features that define this property type — and that buyers consistently seek out.
Unobstructed ODZ Frontage
The most important guarantee of a lasting field view is that the land in front sits within an Outside Development Zone (ODZ) designation. Maltese planning law protects ODZ land from development. This means the fields you see from your terrace today will still be there in ten, twenty, and fifty years. Always verify ODZ status with your agent before you buy.
Traditional Stone Architecture
Field view properties in Malta almost always use the island’s native golden limestone — a warm, honey-coloured stone that defines Maltese architecture. Thick walls provide natural insulation, keeping homes cool in summer and warm in winter. Furthermore, rubble boundary walls, arched doorways, vaulted ceilings, and traditional deffun floors tie these homes to the landscape around them.
Spacious Courtyards and Private Gardens
A field view property without outdoor space would contradict itself. These homes almost universally feature private courtyards, terraces, or gardens that bridge the interior and the open land beyond. Many include mature trees — fig, olive, pomegranate, carob — that have grown for decades. In addition, where pools are present, designers set them into the garden to frame rather than dominate the view.
Silence and Privacy
Field view properties offer something that no amount of money can retrofit into an urban apartment: genuine quiet. The absence of street noise, distance from neighbours, and the buffer of open land around the property create a living environment that is deeply restorative. For families, remote workers, and anyone who has felt the weight of city living, this silence is not a secondary benefit. It is the primary one.
Investment Resilience
Because countryside homes in Malta are scarce — and because ODZ rules make new ones impossible to build — field view properties hold their value with remarkable consistency. Supply is finite. Demand continues to rise, driven by local buyers and a growing wave of international relocators attracted to Malta’s climate, tax environment, and quality of life. As a result, owning one of these properties is not only a lifestyle choice. It is a sound, long-term investment.
Sustainability and Self-Sufficiency
The generous outdoor spaces of field view properties lend themselves naturally to eco-conscious living. Owners fit solar panels, rainwater harvesting systems, and private boreholes with ease. Many also grow kitchen gardens, cultivate herbs and vegetables, or maintain small orchards. Therefore, these properties offer a way to live that feels both modern and deeply rooted in the natural world.
Authentic Maltese Character
Beyond specific features, field view properties carry an intangible quality that new developments cannot replicate. They have history in their walls — sometimes literally, in the form of carved stone, old mangers, or medieval arches. They have been part of the Maltese landscape for centuries. To live in one is to become, in some quiet but meaningful way, part of that story.
A Morning in a Field View Home
You wake not to an alarm, but to light. Warm, golden, Maltese morning light spills across limestone floors. You open the shutters and the view is there — the same fields, the same ancient walls, the same carob tree you have come to love. Yet it looks different every morning. Different light, different mist, different quality of air.
You make coffee in a kitchen that smells of old stone and, faintly, of earth. Then you take your cup to the terrace. A hoopoe lands on the wall and regards you with complete indifference. Somewhere below the ridge, a farmer starts his tractor. The village church bell rings seven times.
This is not a holiday. This is Tuesday morning.
This is what a field view property in Malta gives you. Not a destination. A life.
Let Us Help You Find It
Paul Schembri specialises in properties across Malta and Gozo. We understand the countryside property market in Malta, its planning regulations, its hidden pockets, and its rare opportunities. Whether you seek a converted farmhouse in Siggiewi, a house of character overlooking the Rabat valley, or a peaceful rural retreat on the hills of Gozo, we have the knowledge and connections to guide you.
The right view is out there. And it is waiting for you.
