Saint Paul's Bay is a town in Malta

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

, situated in the north east of the island of Malta, sixteen kilometres from the capital city Valletta

Valletta

Valletta is the capital of Malta, colloquially known as Il-Belt in Maltese. It is located in the central-eastern portion of the island of Malta, and the historical city has a population of 6,098. The name "Valletta" is traditionally reserved for the historic walled citadel that serves as Malta's...

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Its name refers to the shipwreck of Saint Paul

Paul of Tarsus

Paul the Apostle , also known as Saul of Tarsus, is described in the Christian New Testament as one of the most influential early Christian missionaries, with the writings ascribed to him by the church forming a considerable portion of the New Testament...

, as documented in the Acts of the Apostles

Acts of the Apostles

The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...

, due to the tradition that Saint Paul was shipwreck

Shipwreck

A shipwreck is what remains of a ship that has wrecked, either sunk or beached. Whatever the cause, a sunken ship or a wrecked ship is a physical example of the event: this explains why the two concepts are often overlapping in English....

ed on the isles, named St. Paul's Isles, which are situated in St Paul's Bay. According to the Bible, St. Paul was shipwrecked on an island which many scholars have identified as Malta on his voyage from Caesarea to Rome. The Maltese people believe that it was St. Paul who laid the foundations of Christianity on the island.

The localities of Burmarrad

Burmarrad

The main attraction of this village is the San Pawl Milqi zone where one finds a church dedicated to St. Paul, that is built on the remains of a Roman Villa, that it is thought to be the Villa of St. Publius....

, Qawra

Qawra

Qawra is a town in Malta. It is located on the northeast of the Malta Island, and with Buġibba it forms a part of St. Paul's Bay. It is popular among tourists and is home to a many hotels and restaurants. Although there is no beach, many people swim and bathe off the rocks, which provide ample...

, Buġibba

Bugibba

Buġibba [pronounced bu-jibb-buh] is a small town in Malta, situated adjacent to Qawra and forming part of the local council of St. Paul's Bay. With numerous hotels, restaurants, pubs, clubs, and a casino, it is a popular resort among tourists....

, Xemxija

Xemxija

Xemxija is a resort area on the west side of St. Paul's Bay, Malta.Xemxija is the gateway to the sandy beaches of Golden Bay to the west, and to Mellieha Bay to the north. Xemxija is a quiet resort, surrounded by Maltese countryside and some of the most fertile valleys in Malta. There is also a...

, Mselliet

Mselliet

Mselliet is an area in the northern Malta. Most of it is made up of agricultural land. The area is also home for two private schools San Anton School and San Andrea School....

, and San Martin as well as part of Bidnija

Bidnija

The village of Bidnija is situated on a rural hamlet in the central northern part of Malta, and home to 308 people which means that it is the second smallest village in the Maltese islands after Mdina...

 and Mistra, form part of the San Pawl il-Baħar Local Council. The area of the locality is 14.47 km².

The resident population in December 2010 stood at 14,057 persons. This population goes up to about 60,000 during the period of June to September. The increase is due both to Maltese summer residents and tourists lodging in hotel

Hotel

A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

s, especially in Buġibba and Qawra.

Although the town is a modern tourist area there are some very pretty natural highlights close by. Heading north there is Mistra Bay, its headland and St Paul's Island

St Paul's Island

St. Paul's Island is a small island close to Selmun near the north-east of the island of Malta. St. Paul's Island is sometimes split into two islands when the sea is rough...

. Going west and crossing the island towards Ġnejna Bay

Gnejna Bay

Ġnejna Bay is a popular tourist destination located about 1 kilometer from the village of Mġarr on the western coast of Malta. The beach surrounding the bay is mostly sandy...

 and Golden Bay is the scenic Wardija Ridge

Wardija Ridge

Wardija Ridge is a very scenic plateau, one of a group in the north of Malta. The ridge is sparsely populated making it an ideal walking location...

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Malta's Cart Ruts around St Paul's Bay

Malta's mysterious Cart Ruts can be found on the heritage trail close to St Paul's Bay on the Wardija Ridge

Wardija Ridge

Wardija Ridge is a very scenic plateau, one of a group in the north of Malta. The ridge is sparsely populated making it an ideal walking location...

 at Busewdien.

Zones in St. Paul's Bay Locality

• Bajda Ridge
• Buġibba
  Bugibba
  Buġibba [pronounced bu-jibb-buh] is a small town in Malta, situated adjacent to Qawra and forming part of the local council of St. Paul's Bay. With numerous hotels, restaurants, pubs, clubs, and a casino, it is a popular resort among tourists....
  
  
• Burmarrad
  Burmarrad
  The main attraction of this village is the San Pawl Milqi zone where one finds a church dedicated to St. Paul, that is built on the remains of a Roman Villa, that it is thought to be the Villa of St. Publius....
  
  
• Busewdien
• Daħlet il-Fekruna
• Erba' Mwieżeb
• Għajn Astas
• Għajn Rasul
• Għar Għasfur
• Ħotba ta' San Martin
• Il-Ballut
• Il-Ħamra
• Il-Palma
• Il-Wileġ
• L-Arġentier
• L-Imbordin
• Mdawra
• Mistra Bay (Qala l-Mistra)
• Miżieb
• Port Bur-Marrad
• Pwales Beach (Ramla tal-Pwales)
• Qawra
  Qawra
  Qawra is a town in Malta. It is located on the northeast of the Malta Island, and with Buġibba it forms a part of St. Paul's Bay. It is popular among tourists and is home to a many hotels and restaurants. Although there is no beach, many people swim and bathe off the rocks, which provide ample...
  
  
• Qawra Point (Ras il-Qawra)
• Rdum l-Abjad (White Cliff)
• Rdum Rxawn
• Rdum Tal-Maħruq
• Rxawn Point
• Safsafa
• San Martin
• 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...
  
  
• Simar
  Simar
  A simar, as defined in the 1913 Webster's Dictionary, is "a woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf." The word is derived from French simarre, and is also written as cimar, cymar, samare, and simare....
  
  
• Ta' Ċampra
• Ta' Garrum
• Ta' l-Arġentier
• Ta' l-Għażżelin
• Ta' Rkuplu
• Ta' Xewka
• Tal-Basal
• Tal-Fjuri
• Ta' l-Għażżenin
• Tal-Qadi
• Tal-Qarbuni
• Tal-Veċċja
• Tax-Xama'
• Wardija
• Wardija Heights
• Wardija Ridge
• Wied Bufula
• Wied Qannotta
• Wied Sardin
• Wied tal-Mistra
• Wied tal-Pwales
• Xemxija
  Xemxija
  Xemxija is a resort area on the west side of St. Paul's Bay, Malta.Xemxija is the gateway to the sandy beaches of Golden Bay to the west, and to Mellieha Bay to the north. Xemxija is a quiet resort, surrounded by Maltese countryside and some of the most fertile valleys in Malta. There is also a...
  
  
• Xemxija Bay

St Paul's Bay Main Roads

• Dawret San Pawl (St Paul By-Pass)
• Triq Għajn Tuffieħa (Golden Bay Road)
• Triq Parades
• Triq San Pawl (St Paul Street)

Buġibba Main Roads

• Dawret il-Gżejjer (Islet Promanade)
• Triq il-Bajja (Bay Street)
• Triq Bordino (Bordino Street)
• Triq l-Erba' Mwieżeb (Erba' Mwiezeb Road)
• Triq il-Korp tal-Pijunieri (Pioneer Corps Road)
• Triq il-Kaħli
• Triq il-Knisja (Church Street)
• Triq il-Mosta (Mosta Road)
• Triq il-Plajja ta' Bognor (Bognor Beach Street)
• Triq ir-Rebbiegħa (Spring Street)
• Triq Sir Luigi Preziosi (Sir Luigi Preziosi Street)
• Triq Sant' Antnin (St Anthony Street)
• Triq Toni Bajada (Toni Bajada Street)

Burmarrad Main Roads

• Triq Burmarrad (Burmarrad Road)
• Triq il-Wardija (Wardija Road)
• Triq il-Witja
• Triq Toni Camilleri{Burmarrad Road to Mosta}

Qawra Main Roads

• Dawret il-Gżejjer (Islet Promenade)
• Dawret il-Qawra (Qawra Promenade)
• Triq Cassarino (Cassarino Street)
• Triq Għawdex (Gozo Street)
• Triq il-Ħalel (Waves Street)
• Triq il-Wileġ
• Triq J.F.Kennedy (J.F.Kennedy Street)
• Triq is-Salina (Salina Road) or (Kennedy Drive)
• Triq it-Trunċiera (Trunciera Street)
• Triq it-Turisti (Tourist Steeet)

Xemxija Main Roads

• Telgħa tal-Mistra (Mistra Hill)
• Telgħa tax-Xemxija (Xemxija Hill)
• Xatt il-Pwales (Pwales Strand)