St. George's Bay , further round the coast from Paceville has beach lidos and Malta's Casino on Dragonara Point. A fishing village for over a thousand years, now popular for swimming, restaurants, cafes and beach bars, pleasant walks in the cooler months and stunning views over St. Paul's Island, Comino and Gozo. Beyond the beaches and water sport facilities are salt flats, farms and signs of Malta's past going back to pre-historic times. All three are in the north of Malta and have sandy beaches. Mellieha , an old hilltop village surrounded by fertile valleys and legendary caves and hills, overlooking practically the whole of Malta's best restaurants and the historical parish church sanctuary chapel are well worth a visit.
Golden Bay is surrounded by small villages and countryside.
The sandy beach provides the typical Mediterranean beach for sunseekers and swimming enthusiasts of all ages. Ghajn Tuffieha , has a small cafe facilities which make it an unspoilt spot for relaxing, water sports and boating. Known as the Silent City, it offers excellent cafes and restaurants housed discreetly in its old palazzos, gardens and battlement terraces, charming craft shops, chapels, the cathedral with its museum and gallery, a Norman house, open to the public, a natural history museum and the Mdina Dungeons with life size maniquins depicting scenes from the city's history. Rabat , a residential area since long before Roman times, has fascinating streets, holding interesting bars and bakeries, village shops and craft shops leading to charming squares, chapels with frescos and ancient catacombs. On the outskirts is the Museum of Roman Antiquities including the remains of a Roman town house.