Bugibba

Until a few short years ago Bugibba and its extension Qawra were a rocky and barren headland, yet not without its points of interest; at its tip is a small coastal battery of the Order which surrouns an older watchtower.Further inland is a small prehistoric temple, in a poor state of preservation; this temple is unique in that it was decorated with carvings of fish (these basreliefs are now preserved in the National Museum of Archeology in Valletta).
Bugibba and Qawra are now one of the most popular summer resorts to the north of the island.

St. Paul's Bay

St.Paul's Bay is one of the older seaside resorts.At the turn of the century it was the fashion for persons of means to have a second home on the coast in which to pass the hot summer months in peace and quiet but also in comfort. St. Paul's is now a residential area but an aura of traquility still pervades the place. The town of San Pawl il-Bahar (more accurately translated as St.Paul's by the sea, rather than St.Paul's Bay) has many reminders of its namesake - the Apostle of the Gentiles. Here one can see Ghajn Razul, the Apostle's fount, at which the saint is reputed to have quenched his thirst following his shipwreck; the church at tal-Huggiega, the church of the bonfire, marking the site where the apostle shook off the viper into the flames; and the church at San Pawl Milqghi, the place where St.Paul was made welcome by Publius, the Roman Governor. A number of churches have been built succession on the last site and, significantly, in the lowest of the dig, Roman remains have come to light.