Malta Qawra

Qawra is pronounced Awra and is situated on the edge of San Pawl's bay. You cannot tell if you are in Qawra or Buggiba since they are both so close together than one town merges into the next. There are no sandy beaches in Qawra, only rocks from which to get into the sea, yet the area is very popular with tourists. So what could make Qawra such a popular place?

Hands up all those of you that want to drive on holiday and those who do not like getting ripped of by the cost of tour operator excursions. Wow, seems like there are a great number of you out there that feel like I do. Well those without your arm up, this area might still appeal for other reasons. Other reasons could be that most of the hotels seem to be in quieter locations and yet within easy walking distance of bars and many different styles of dining. 

Oh now i got side tracked talking to those without their hand up. Malta's main bus station is very close to the capital Valletta, the only other bus station on the island (excluding Victoria) is at Qawra (will stand corrected if there is another). Now Maltese buses are something you might see on Heartbeat or in 60's movies since many are extremely old. Some older readers will understand when the term double declutching is used to describe how gear shift is obtained on some of these buses. Air conditioning is achieved by having the door at the front of the bus left open. Seems strange that these older buses do not seem to trap heat like modern coaches do and thus travelling on the buses does not cause undue perspiration. 

Still on with buses in Malta, the cost of a 7 day ticket to travel from 5;30 to 23:00 will cost in the region of 14 euro. Now perhaps it becomes more apparent why Qawra could be your ideal location. If you prefer your holidays to be one of sight seeing, from this base you can get to many different parts of the island. Other parts of the island can be reached by catching a bus that goes back to the main bus station.

If you are young free and single and looking for an active night life full of disco bars etc then Qawra is not the place I would recommend you to stay, although you could travel to Paceville by bus.

Like many other places in Malta or indeed elsewhere for that matter, you need to look at reviews carefully. Do bare in mind too that Malta is either a place to love or to hate and that the reviews can reflect the sentiment of the reviewer in this respect.