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Qawra extends southwards from Bugibba
and links up to Salina Bay - so called as it was used for
hundreds of years to produce sea salt. Both areas provide
further hotel accommodation and beach facilities. Qawra
provides plenty of leisurely diversions including countless
restaurans, shops and a number of bars and nightclubs. The
area has been recently re-developed and now has a brighter
newer more attractive seafront making it an ideal place to
visit or stay for the tourist visiting the Maltese Islands.
Together Qawra and Bugibba now occupy
almost the entire peninsula on the east side of St. Pauls bay.
More or less merging with bugibba. Qawra is more restrained
than its popular neighbor, with a choice of slightly
more superior accommodation. Hotels and apartments have been
mushrooming here since the 1970`s. Like Bugibba there are
plenty of bars , cafes and restaurants. The rocky beach has a
restaurant and plenty of facilities for water sports
enthusiasts.
St Paul's Bay,
Like many of the holiday resorts in Malta and Gozo, was a
small fishing village dating back almost 1000 years. It grew
after the war and provided summer residences for families
living inland, a tradition still kept today. However, many
young families have now settled here, making St Paul' Bay an
all year resort. It's main physical attraction is the arguably
best looking bay on the Islands, with the photogenic St Paul's
Islet in the focal point. During the 1960's and 1980's, the
area mushroomed into a major resort, and together with Bugibba
and Qawra, today provide many holiday facilities and
accommodation. One can walk along most of the coastline, which
streches from Salina Bay right to Xemxija. The road continues
on towards Mistra Bay, with Selmun Palace perched above it.
St Pauls Bay provides plenty of bars and restaurants to suit
most budgets. A notable one is the 'Gillieru', one of the
Island's foremost fish restaurants, situated at the heart of
the old fishing village. The north west has been developed
into a distinct resort with hotels along the coastline and
numerous holiday apartments just inland. Salina Bay takes its
name from the salt pans cut in inner segment of this sea
inlet. The water on both verges of the bay is not deep but is
quite suitable for swimming off the rocks. The bay is popular
throughout the summer The North
is the most rugged of all Malta's regions, and offers
spectacular views across to Comino and Gozo. It also has
Malta's most established beach and holiday resorts, Bugibba,
Qawra, St Paul's Bay, and Malta's largest sandy beach at
Mellieha. The countryside is characterised by steep limestone
outcrops and deep fertile valleys. The terrain, typical of
Mediterranean scrub, has a unique, isolated charm and is
excellent for walking. Apart from the views, there is plenty
to discover from tiny hamlets to a landscape covered in winter
months with wild herbs and an astonishing variety of flowers.
At the northernmost tip of Malta, there are some smaller, more
secluded and picturesque inlets, Armier, Paradise and Anchor
Bays, which are perfect for swimming. |
