Balluta Bay

Balluta Bay, is a bay on the northeast coast of 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 ta‘ Balluta

Places of Interest

Highlights include Carmelite Church, Balluta and Malta Marriott Hotel & Spa.

Church
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 located in Balluta Bay in the town of St Julian's, Malta.

Hotel
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
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.

Islet
, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sliema and Gżira.

is in . 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.

Town
is a town in the Eastern Region of . It is located between and , also bordering on . It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019.

Sliema is in . St. Julian's is a town in . San Gwann is a city in .

Balluta Bay

Latitude
35.91545° or 35° 54′ 56″ north
Longitude
14.49419° or 14° 29′ 39″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8F7PWF8V+5M
Open­Street­Map ID
way 516241282
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
Geo­Names ID
2563650
Wiki­data ID
Q4851965
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Balluta Bay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: خليج بالوتا
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Ballutabukta
  • Polish: Balluta Bay
  • Ukrainian: Затока Баллута

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Neptunes and St. Julian’s Bay Hotel.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Balluta Bay”. Photo: Josi, CC BY-SA 4.0.