The main attraction of this village is the San Pawl Milqi

San Pawl Milqi

San Pawl Milqi is the ruin of a Roman-period agricultural villa, the most extensive to have ever been unearthed in Malta.According to tradition, the villa is where St. Publius, the governor and first bishop of Malta, welcomed St. Paul after his shipwreck in 60AD. However, there is no archaeological...

 zone where one finds a church dedicated to St. Paul, that is built on the remains of a Roman Villa

Roman villa

A Roman villa is a villa that was built or lived in during the Roman republic and the Roman Empire. A villa was originally a Roman country house built for the upper class...

, that it is thought to be the Villa of St. Publius.

Before Burmarrad became a village it flooded with water. The Parish priest is Fr. Donald Belizzi. One can find a supermarket,Garden Centre,Bakery,Car dealership and a centre that was inaugrated in January 2011 which caters for the youths of the locality .
It also has its own local council.