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Malta: Day 2: Buġibba

Malta is the world's tenth smallest country (316 km²) and with Nada we decided to spend a few days there. On our second day we explored the city where we are situated, Buġibba.

Previous day of our trip to Malta: Day 1.

Just next to our apartment, there was a Malta Classic Car Collection Museum

Qawra Point

St. Paul's Bay

Playing Boċċi, the Maltese version of bowls, where participants play with small round balls and much larger cylinders.

View from the local pier

 

Parking spot for boats

 

St. Paul’s Shipwreck Church is also known as St. Paul’s Bonfire Church and commemorates the traditional site where the shipwreck survivors, including Paul, swam ashore and a bonfire was built for them. The church was constructed in the 14th century, but was rebuilt after a bomb destroyed the original building during World War II.

Remains of Roman baths cut into the rocks, called Sirens.

 

Wignacourt Tower (Torri ta' Wignacourt), also known as Saint Paul's Bay Tower (Torri ta' San Pawl il-Baħar), was the first of six Wignacourt towers to be built, and it was completed in 1610.

View from the Torri ta' Wignacourt to San Pawl il-Baħar (St. Paul's Bay). It was from here that the Maltese soldiers kept watch on the horizon for approaching corsair or pirate ships that frequently landed in the area during 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The alarm was usually raised using flags and smoke by day and petards at night.

Anna Bugeja - the Countess who built St Paul’s Bay parish church and aided the poor

 

Traditionally, St. Paul’s Bay was known as a fisherman’s village, similar to Marsaxlokk, although it’s lost a little of its character with the area’s development as a popular tourist destination.

One of the buildings in Buġibba

View to St Paul's Island (Il-Gżejjer ta' San Pawl), that is sometimes split into two islands by a shallow isthmus.

 

Balconies in St. Paul's Bay

The cat was guarding the Ta' Tabibu Farmhouse, originally known as the Dejma Tower.

Rocky coast and growing buildings

Street in Buġibba

Hike to the highest hill in the area offered nice view to St. Paul's Bay and St Paul's Island

The nicest part of the hike

Panorama from the top of the hill

We didn't consider these modern signs seriously

 

Buildings on one side and rural green on the other. 

 

Enjoying country paths

Our favorite Maltese brews - Cisk Lager and Cisk Chill Lemon.

 

The Kennedy Grove area, which forms the lowest terrace of the Salina Park and is named in honor of the ex-American President John F. Kennedy.

  

View from Qawra point to Salini bay

Exploring Buġibba on foot

GeoCaches found (all received a visit by trackable items "gran san bernardo", TB84C9J, "De reiziger", TB6R4VV and "FarmtagZ klompendans", TB6BAG2):
- Welcome to Bugibba, GC5XNXY
- Emily's Seaside Stroll, Multi, GC6ZJC1
- Dejma Watch Tower, GC4RDY9
- Barracudas Cache, GC58W48
- Wardija Battery, GC56FWH
- Kennedy's Cache, GC47B22
- Neve's second geocache, GC7H86M