St Julians, Paceville, Swieqi, Ibrag & Madliena
St Julians Initially a fishing village, later turned to a summer residence for wealthy locals and now developed into one of the Island's mostly upmarket and saught after residential resorts for night life and entertainment, especially for the youngsters and the middle aged. Within walking distance to Paceville and the upmarket Portomaso Marina, this village still retains some of it's old dwellings and boat houses. The small bay still shelters numerous coloured Maltese boats that are berthed here all year long. St Julian's derives it's name from the Patron Saint of hunters.
Saint Julians is a village for all ages and walks of life. The exclusive will love the Portomaso Marina with its delicous restaurants overlooking the Marina, whilst the young at heart will enjoy nearby Paceville and St Georges Bay - this locality offers much to tourists looking for nightlife entertainment, including discos, bars , Casinos , numerous restaurants, cafes and other entertainment. The sea front from Gzira to St Julian's, which offers stunning views across to Valletta is a popular meeting place and ideal for walkers and joggers. St Julian's and Paceville are Malta's main nightlife areas. Picturesque Spinola Bay which is the heart of St Julians, is still used by fishermen and is lined with bougainvillea-clad cafés and restaurants. Paceville offers a vibrant nightlife to suit all tastes. Choose from the latest in club DJ music to quieter piano bars, an elegant casino and superb restaurants. Inland from these coastal resorts lie some of Malta's most urban yet sought-after residential areas. Nearby Sliema is another of Malta's main coastal resort towns and a heartland for shopping, entertainment and café life.
Paceville is predominantly a resort area, consisting mainly of holiday accommodation and has the largest concentration of restaurants ,bars and clubs in Malta. Paceville, pronounced "patch_y_ville" is the nightlife capital of Malta. The area has been recently upgraded with the opening of "Bay Street" , a quality shopping mall with top shops, restaurants , quality coffee shops and bars. Facilities in the area range from state of the art night clubs, Casino, cinemas, live music bars, ethnic restaurants raging from local to worldwide cuisine. From typical Maltese restaurants to Sicilian or Italian, Greek, Japanese, Mexican, Spanish, Thai, American and more..Most places stay open till quite late and fast food outlets provide fuel to those on a bar/club crawl. Paceville lies on the hill between Spinola Bay and St George's Bay. It is the scene of Malta's year-round nightlife and offers leisure, entertainment and dining to suit all tastes. There is plenty to choose from: Paceville has the latest in club DJ music, as well as piano bars, an elegant casino and superb restaurants. At the tip of the promontory is Dragonara point, Malta's leading Casino. The casino is in Villa Dragonara, once the private home of a 19th century Maltese aristocrat. Picturesque St Julian's Bay, still used by fishermen, is lined with bougainvillea-clad caf'es and restaurants. The coastline of St Julian's and Paceville is home to several of Malta's newest, five-star hotels and a deluxe leisure, residential and marina complex.
Beaches: Nearest beach is St Georges Bay, numerous other rocky beaches found all along the coastline towards Sliema & Bahar Ic Caghaq.
Public transport: Regular and frequent buses from Valletta, Sliema and several other towns and village connections.
Saint Julians is a village for all ages and walks of life. The exclusive will love the Portomaso Marina with its delicous restaurants overlooking the Marina, whilst the young at heart will enjoy nearby Paceville and St Georges Bay - this locality offers much to tourists looking for nightlife entertainment, including discos, bars , Casinos , numerous restaurants, cafes and other entertainment. The sea front from Gzira to St Julian's, which offers stunning views across to Valletta is a popular meeting place and ideal for walkers and joggers. St Julian's and Paceville are Malta's main nightlife areas. Picturesque Spinola Bay which is the heart of St Julians, is still used by fishermen and is lined with bougainvillea-clad cafés and restaurants. Paceville offers a vibrant nightlife to suit all tastes. Choose from the latest in club DJ music to quieter piano bars, an elegant casino and superb restaurants. Inland from these coastal resorts lie some of Malta's most urban yet sought-after residential areas. Nearby Sliema is another of Malta's main coastal resort towns and a heartland for shopping, entertainment and café life.
Paceville is predominantly a resort area, consisting mainly of holiday accommodation and has the largest concentration of restaurants ,bars and clubs in Malta. Paceville, pronounced "patch_y_ville" is the nightlife capital of Malta. The area has been recently upgraded with the opening of "Bay Street" , a quality shopping mall with top shops, restaurants , quality coffee shops and bars. Facilities in the area range from state of the art night clubs, Casino, cinemas, live music bars, ethnic restaurants raging from local to worldwide cuisine. From typical Maltese restaurants to Sicilian or Italian, Greek, Japanese, Mexican, Spanish, Thai, American and more..Most places stay open till quite late and fast food outlets provide fuel to those on a bar/club crawl. Paceville lies on the hill between Spinola Bay and St George's Bay. It is the scene of Malta's year-round nightlife and offers leisure, entertainment and dining to suit all tastes. There is plenty to choose from: Paceville has the latest in club DJ music, as well as piano bars, an elegant casino and superb restaurants. At the tip of the promontory is Dragonara point, Malta's leading Casino. The casino is in Villa Dragonara, once the private home of a 19th century Maltese aristocrat. Picturesque St Julian's Bay, still used by fishermen, is lined with bougainvillea-clad caf'es and restaurants. The coastline of St Julian's and Paceville is home to several of Malta's newest, five-star hotels and a deluxe leisure, residential and marina complex.
Beaches: Nearest beach is St Georges Bay, numerous other rocky beaches found all along the coastline towards Sliema & Bahar Ic Caghaq.
Public transport: Regular and frequent buses from Valletta, Sliema and several other towns and village connections.
