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Alongside Golden Bay is Ghajn Tuffieha,<br />
a very pretty but narrow beach that<br />
requires a bit of effort to get to so<br />
mostly remains the quiet choice. The<br />
bay is maintained and protected<br />
by Malta´s Gaia Foundation, an<br />
Environmental NGO making it a<br />
favourite beach to get away from it<br />
all and swim in the beautiful ocean.<br />
A kiosk rents out sunbeds and<br />
umbrellas and some equipment for<br />
watersports, but there is an undertow<br />
which can be quite strong if the seas<br />
are rough, making swimming and<br />
watersports perilous.<br />
St George´s Beach is situated in the party<br />
capital of Malta, Paceville. One end<br />
is reserved by the Intercontinental<br />
Hotel, but the remaining is public<br />
and benefits from being very clean,<br />
in fact, it was one of the first beaches<br />
in Malta to receive the prestigious<br />
Blue Flag, an achievement it has<br />
maintained for some years. The<br />
beach is in proximity to St Julian´s<br />
resort and the ancient capital city<br />
of Valletta and, for this reason, gets<br />
jam-packed in high season. But it<br />
is the ideal beach if you like to be<br />
close to the vibrant and busy bars,<br />
restaurants, shopping centre and<br />
bowling alley.<br />
Paradise Bay looks out across the sea to the islands of Gozo and Comino. A relatively<br />
unspoilt beach on the northern Marfa Peninsular close to where the Gozo Ferry<br />
departs from Ċirkewwa harbour. With its golden sand, cute cafe bar and invitingly<br />
clear blue water Paradise Bay is a very popular destination in the summer.<br />
A tranquil and slightly more secluded beach is Peter’s Pool. It is worth effort to<br />
find it, having to traipse across farmland and negotiate some vegetation. The<br />
beach is more rock than sand and rarely gets cramped for space even at peak<br />
season. Flat rocks make ideal sunbathing stations and views out across the pure<br />
blue ocean make this an ideal way to spend an afternoon sunbathing. There are<br />
no services on the beach so you would need to bring your own supplies and if the<br />
weather is slightly inclement then swimming can prove to be dangerous although<br />
the adrenalin habit of cliff jumping is very popular here.<br />
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