In the summer season, when temperatures reach an average of 35°C, the clear, Mediterranean Sea is, to say the least, inviting. Luckily in a small island such as Malta no place is very far from the beach.

The sandy shores of Birzebbuga’s Pretty Bay, Golden Bay, “Ghajn Tuffieha”, Paradise Bay, Gnejna and Mellieha Bay are sure to be full of bathers whiling their time away pleasurably doing nothing. Rocky beaches such as Sliema’s, Delimara (limits of Zejtun), Zurrieq and Marsascala get their fair share of people who usually “invade” them during weekends or the day after the traditional village festa.

Marsalforn, Ramla l-Hamra and Xlendi rank amongst the most popular in Gozo whilst Comino’s Blue Lagoon and Santa Marija Bay are sought for their unspoilt beauty.

In many beaches it is possible to rent deck-chairs and umbrellas or the equipment to practice sea sports such as skiing, pedalos, parakiting, windsurfing and jetskiing.

For the more adventurous there is nothing as thrilling as scuba-diving in the enchanting waters of Zurrieq, Ghar Lapsi (limits of Siggiewi) or Cirkewwa.