Photograph of St Julians sea front at Spinola Bay
Most of the terraces and many of the balconies are restaurants
Just left of the centre is a boat repair area
The road on the left leadsup the hill to the Paceville area of St Julian's

St. Julians Location

• St. Julians is located immediately north of Sliema on Malta's eastern coast and includes the areas of:
  • Pace ville pronounced Patchy ville
  • St Georges Bay
  • Spinola Bay
  • Portomaso
• 8 km from Valletta

St. Julian's Description

• A very popular resort for young singles, couples and more mature.
• St. Julian's also includes the areas of Paceville and St. George's which we have described separately
• Paceville has a much livelier atmosphere and is Malta's nightlife capitol See Paceville nightlife

St. Julian's Restaurants & Cuisine

• If you want to eat out with a fabulous view then head to the restaurants along the the seafront at Spinola
• The nightlife area of Paceville is full of fast food outlets. Wander around the side streets for better quality restaurants
• The Casino has a good restaurant
• There is a nice garden open to the public near Spinola Palace and Tourist information office with a restaurant in the corner of the garden

A sea front restaurants at Spinola Bay , St. Julian's

Sumatra Restaurant - top right

Raffael Restaurant - bottom right

San Giuliano Restaurant - bottom left

St Julian's Seafront

• Much of S. Julian's seafront is in three layers.
  • A bed of flatish rocks just above sea level with areas suitable for sunbathing & swimming
  • At a higher level you find a park, children's play areas toilets, and an occasional cafe.
  • At the top level is the promenade most of which is flat. In some areas the promenade is very wide with cafes and bars, in others a normal town centre pavement width.
  • Across the busy road are hotels, shops, bars, restaurants and private residences.
  • The road is well serviced by buses
• Because most of St Julians is based around St Julians Bay, which includes the smaller bays, Spinola Bay, Balluta Bay and Exiles Bay the views are improved by the buildings at the far side of the bay.
• Spinola Bay
  • Spinola Bay is quite a narrow bay and the Spinola side (Paceville) is lined with restaurants
  • At the head of the bay is an interesting and photogenic area where the fishermen pull out there boats onto a concrete platform and repair or paint them in the usual bright colours.
• You will also find a lido - open air swimming pool and 2 water polo areas
• Ensure you find Portomaso marina it's hidden away and not easy to see.  There are lifts or stairs down to the harbour from the the top of the hill near the Hilton hotel and the towering office block is also in the same area.

St Julians Beaches

• There are no sandy beaches at St Julians.  Most of the shoreline consists of rocks with areas of fairly flat rocks that you can sunbathe on.  Swimming and snorkeling from the rocks is very popular. There are plenty of places where you can jump into deeper water to get into the sea, but ensure that there is somewhere to get out. Some rocks are very sharp. Also beware of the black sea urchins spines - they hurt and break off leaving there fine point in the skin which usually turns septic if not removed. We recommend wearing an old pair of light weight trainers or similar to assist in getting in or out of the sea

Shopping in St. Julians

• The Bay Street shopping centre in St Georges bay is excellent
• There are a selection of shops in the Paceville area.
• Nearby Sliema is renowned for it's shops.

Nightlife in St Julian's

• St. Julian's can be split into 2 areas central St. Julian's basically along the seafront, and Paceville. Paceville is an area of St Julian's on the northern side of St. Julian's, but it has an entirely different nightlife to that of St Julians as follows:
  • Paceville - Vibrant & energetic with loud music, for the young and young at heart
  • St Julian's -Has a very interesting and generally more sedate nightlife for those requiring a more relaxed nightlife
  • There are fair number of bars and clubs that are exceptions to the general description above in both areas.

Sports in St. Julian's

• Scuba Diving for beginners and experienced divers is available from Diving schools along the sea front on Tower Road
• Snorkeling in the sea
• Many hotels & aparthotels have their own sporting facilities. See Hotel descriptions

St Julian's Bus Services & St Julian's Bus Routes

Plenty of buses run along St. Julians sea fronts going either to Valletta or further north on the island. 

Bus routes to Valletta 62, 64 to 68, 671

Bus routes to Paceville and most continue further North:  62, 64 to 68, 70, 627, 645, 652, 671

Details about  St. Julians bus routes   Malta bus services

Hotels in the St. Julians

• See our list of hotels in St Julian's