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St Paul's Bay is Malta's largest popular summer resort and can be divided into 4 areas.
XEMXIJA - a quieter, sunny area on the SE-facing side of St Paul's Bay, spread along the uphill road to Mellieha. A popular site for the more affluent Maltese to have their summer homes.
THE OLD TOWN - mainly residential, with little tourist accommodation or amenities. There is still an old, picturesque little fishing harbour.
BUGIBBA - a highly built-up area, chock-a-block with mainly tourist-class hotels and apartment blocks. Supporting shops, bars, cafes and amenities sprawl along the unsophisticated seafront promenade.
QAWRA - a newer tourist area spreading from the Salina Bay coast to meet up with Bugibba. Again, highly built up and with its somewhat smarter shops and amenities mostly along the sea front.
Of the above, the main resort areas are Bugibba and Qawra. |
| Suitability |
Bugibba and inner Qawra are extremely popular with the budget-conscious, particularly older couples. The Qawra coast is more upmarket. |
| Accommodation |
A vast choice of hotels and self-catering apartments. New developments include many aparthotels and complexes that allow the independence of self-catering but with the facilities of a hotel. |
| Beach |
No sandy beaches in the area, but good bathing from large, flat rocks or the hotels' seaside lidos. Bugibba has beach bars and there are excellent water sports available in Bugibba, Qawra and Xemxija. The nearest sandy beach is at Golden Bay, 5½ mls from Bugibba. |
| Shopping |
Bugibba is the main shopping centre, offering the usual range of tourist souvenirs. |
| Entertainment |
Daytime: water sports and horse riding in Qawra.
Nightlife: Bugibba is the main centre of activity, with discos and karaoke bars, but each area has its own bars and cafes, and the larger hotels hold barbecues and entertainment. A couple of the hotels in Qawra have nightclubs. |
| Eating |
All the area is well provided with tourist cafes and simple restaurants. Old St Paul's Bay offers a choice of good, more sophisticated dining. |
| Public
Transport |
Frequent buses to most parts of the island from the Bugibba bus terminus. |
| Excursions |
Cruises from Bugibba. Otherwise, as Valletta. |
| Location |
11 mls NW of Valletta and 12 mls from the airport. |
| Position |
On the NE coast between St Julian's and Mellieha, this area covers the large promontory between Salina Bay and St Paul's Bay. |
| Contact
Information |
Website: www.visitmalta.com
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| Serving
Airports |
Airport : Luqa
Airport Code: MLA
Flight time from ther U.K.: 3 hrs.
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