Balluta Bay

Balluta Bay, is a bay on the northeast coast of Malta within St. Julian's. It is a popular recreation spot used for swimming, diving, and water sports, with a triangular pjazza surrounded by cafés and shaded by Judas trees.

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Type: Bay
Description: bay on the northeast coast of Malta
Also known as: “Balluta Bay Beach” and “Il-Bajja tal-Balluta”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carmelite Church, Balluta and Balluta Buildings.

Carmelite Church, Balluta

Church

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The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or simply known as the Carmelite Church or Balluta Parish Church, is a neo-gothic Roman Catholic parish church located in Balluta Bay in the town of St Julian's, Malta.

Balluta Buildings

Restaurant

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Balluta Buildings is an Art Nouveau apartment block overlooking Balluta Bay in St Julian's, Malta. It was built in 1928 for the Marquis John Scicluna, and it was constructed to designs of Giuseppe Psaila.

Malta Marriott Hotel & Spa

Hotel

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Malta Marriott Hotel & Spa, formerly Le Méridien St. Julian's, is a 5-star hotel located on the Maltese Islands. The hotel was built on the grounds of a 19th-century Villa.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sliema and Gzira.

Sliema

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Sliema is in Malta. Sliema and St Julian's are Malta's most modern and most built-up areas and where most tourists stay. It is where one will find the most hotels, rental apartments, restaurants, bars, shops and clubs.

Gzira

Town

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Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 12,504 according to NSO 2024 figures.