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Travel Destination Guide - St Julian's Bay
St Julian's Bay (Malta) 
St Julian's Bay Information
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Linked by its seafront to Sliema, St. Julian's has grown from a sleepy fishing village and is an ideal base for soaking up the sun along with the islands heritage and stunning scenery. Located around two curving bays, its centre retains much of its original village charm and has some quality restaurants where you can sample traditional Maltese delights.
An aquatic sports centre may also tempt you to take up scuba-diving or water-skiing. The hub of activity lies up the hill at Paceville, where the resort's night-life can be found. Other attractions include St. George's Bay.
The accommodation offers a wide range, varying from the 5-star Hilton to simple 1-star pensions.
Locality:
St Julian's Bay is situated on the north west coast, 5 mls north west of Valletta and 8 mls from the airport. It consists of a series of bays on the north east coast, adjoining Sliema and just before the open coast road to St Paul's Bay in the north.
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The best swimming in the area is at St George's Bay, mostly from the rocks, but there is a narrow, sandy beach. Water sports are readily available, one side of the bay is dominated by a good lido, popular with the younger crowd and having all facilities.
Paceville is Malta's nightlife capital and the buzzing centre of St Julian's. During the day, Paceville looks shabby and run down, only to come alive after dark, when the streets pack with cars and throngs of young people hit the bars and clubs. High-rise apartment blocks rise out of what becomes a mass of alcohol and testosterone, great to roll home to at the end of a late night but not so great if you want to hit the sack at a decent hour.
Entertainment in the daytime is like the rest of Malta mainly water sports, bowling and horse riding.
The largest selection on the island, from kebab take-aways, burger bars and ice-cream parlours to elegant, intimate gourmet restaurants. Fish is a major dish of this area as it used to be a major fishing port, however, although much fishing does still go on, many of the boathouses have been turned into restaurants to accommodate the ever-increasing tourist numbers.
Local excursions are the same as those listed under Valletta.
St Julian's Bay Suitability ProfileSun Snow Beaches History/Culture Romance Peace & Quiet Hustle & Bustle | Activity & Adventure Famous Landmarks Water Sports Natural Beauty Art & Architecture Family Entertainment Good Nightlife | Safari Plenty of Restaurants All Inclusive Hotels Luxury Accommodation Plenty of Shops |
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Population: 398.500
Languages: Maltese and English (both official)
Currency: Maltese lira Currency code: MTL
Local Times:
Malta - Valletta
Country Dialling Code: +356
Voltage: 240V 50Hz
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The five Maltese islands-Malta, Gozo, Comino, Comminotto, and Filflawith-have a combined land area of just 122 sq miles featuring narrow cobblestone streets, crowded with Norman cathedrals and baroque palaces. The countryside is littered with the oldest known human structures in the world. Malta is very good at selling its romantic past of Copper Age temple builders and crusading celibate knights, and it has used this image to crank up a formidable tourism industry. Not that the islands are overrun with highrise resorts - yet.
It has been said that the Maltese islands are the 'open air museum of the Mediterranean', offering 7,000 years or more of history to explore with numerous cultural, historical and megalithic sites unique in the world. The islands boast prehistoric ruins older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids of Egypt, and are steeped in the legacy of the medieval order of the Knights of St John, who used the island as their stronghold for defending Christendom.
The main island of Malta, covering just 95 square miles (246 sq km), is also a popular holiday destination because of its secluded bays and sandy beaches, washed by unpolluted clear blue waters. Set against the backdrop of the island's scenery and its honey-coloured stone buildings, Malta is alluring and fascinating.
Malta and its little sister island, Gozo, are not stuck in a time warp, however. The islanders enjoy life to the full, and the calendar is filled with summertime 'festas' with fireworks and revelry in every little parish in honour of the village patron saints, as well as the major carnival in early spring every year. The capital, Valletta, besides offering some awesome Baroque buildings and fortifications as its main sightseeing attractions, is bustling and bursting with restaurants and cafes. The island's compact size is also a plus for visitors; it takes no more than an hour to drive between any two points on the main island, and there is very little open space. The dense population means that the island is virtually one large urban area, with buildings occupying every inch.
Malta lies about 60 miles (97km) south of Sicily and 160 miles (257km) north of Libya, a strategic position in the Mediterranean that has made the islands a crossroads of history. The last occupiers were the British, who granted Malta independence in 1964, but the biggest and most unique influence was left by the Knights of St John, to whom the island was donated in 1530; the Knights reigned supreme over the island for 270 years, building magnificent churches and monuments to themselves.
Malta has its mysteries too, in the form of 30 prehistoric sites boasting massive Neolithic temples, considered to be the oldest freestanding stone buildings known to man. |
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