42 bays are sheltered from both the south-east and south-west winds
Of the 69 bays on our beach pages, 42 face no open sea to the south-east or south-west. This article lists them,…
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The rules on dogs and Malta’s beaches
Dogs are banned from every sandy beach except one, all year round. On rocky beaches they are allowed, but not in an…
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Twelve bays are sheltered from both north winds
Twelve of the 69 bays face no open sea between north west and north east. They are the first to try when…
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The sea is at its warmest in September
Sea temperature runs about two months behind the air, so the water peaks weeks after the hottest days.
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The eleven Maltese bays with accessible facilities
Eleven of the 69 bays on this site record accessibility provision. Eight are in Malta and three in Gozo.
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The 16 official dog beaches in Malta and Gozo
Sixteen beaches are officially dog friendly, twelve in Malta and four in Gozo. Every other sandy beach is closed to dogs all…
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Where to swim in Gozo
Gozo has sixteen bays on this site. The north coast holds the red sand and the swell; the east side stays calm…
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Twenty six bays are sheltered when the grigal blows
The north-east wind takes over as summer ends. These are the bays with no open sea in that direction.
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Only twenty five of the sixty nine bays have toilets
Thirty one have nothing at all, and three have a shower. The fully equipped beach is the exception here.
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Only twelve of the sixty nine bays are sand
Malta is limestone, so most of the coast is rock shelf. Here is where the sand is, and why rock is often…
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Where to swim when the northwesterly is blowing
Twenty-eight of the sixty-nine bays on this site have no open water to the north-west. Those are the ones that stay calm…
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Comino has two other bays and nobody walks to them
Santa Marija has sand and trees, San Niklaw is deep and sheltered, and both are twenty minutes from the crowd at the…
3 Jul 20262 minRead Comino has two other bays and nobody walks to them