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Amenities within walking distance [or serviced by a few minutes’ public bus services] in the Qawra, Bugibba and St. Paul’s Bay Area.
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Rocky beaches accessible for snorkeling, scuba diving and swimming, diving schools, boat hire, wave boarding, windsurfing, sailing, water-skiing services, boat excursions to Gozo, Comino and St. Paul’s Islands, rod fishing, waterpolo and football as spectator sports, sky diving, parasailing and a new man-made sandy beach.
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Traditional Catholic churches, including St. Paul’s Shipwreck Chapel and other rural ones and their religious feasts and pageants.
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Ancient Roman and Knights’ saltpans Fortifications and ruins of Knights’ Coastal Watch towers and redoubts, including the St. Pauls’ Bay Tower museum (under the trusteeship of the National Trust, Din l-Art Helwa), World War II beach posts, pill-boxes.
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Public Gardens / Groves at Kennedy Grove, various Playing fields for Children, a tree-lined promenade ideal for strolling and jogging and a Bird Sanctuary (is-Simar) managed by an NGO.
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Country walks, Woodland and heritage trails offering Winter and Spring time activities.
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Shopping zones including souvenir and handcrafts’ shops, a large variety of catering establishments, bars, pubs, open air cafeterias, internet cafes, banks and ATMs, fitness clubs and beauty parlours, public internet and phone booths, bus terminus, taxi and 'karozzin' stands.
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Entertainment facilities include a Casino, Cinema halls, Bingo Halls, Nightclubs and Discos.

Qawra has direct connections by Public Bus Services to:
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Ta’ Qali Crafts Village and Ta’ Qali National Park, including National Stadium and its facilities, Model Plane Flying, Auto cross & Motorcycle track, National Basketball pavilion, Aviation Museum, Vegetable Markets and Historical Rabat [Roman remains, Catacombs, Wignacourt Museum, St. Paul’s Cave Shrine, and Ancient Capital City of Mdina (Bus No. 86)
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Mellieha , Ghadira Bay & Cirkewwa Ferry terminal to Gozo.
Mellieha & its old rock-cut Sanctuary, Ghadira Bay which is the largest sandy beach in Malta, Ghadira Nature Reserve, Woodland and scenic walks of the Marfa Ridge for winter & spring time, Horse riding facilities, the Knights’ Red Tower and other coastal watch towers and W.W.II Pill Boxes, Beach Posts, Redoubts (Bus no. 48)
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Ghajn Tuffieha‘s Golden Bay and its sandy beach, horse riding facilities, Roman remains [Baths], paragliding facilities, and
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Sliema tourist area, together with its beaches (Bus no. 652)
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St. Julians, Paceville, Bahar ic-Caghaq, St. Andrews tourist areas and Splash & Fun acquatic park (Bus no. 70)
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Valletta - Malta’s fortified 16th century Capital City built by the Knights, and its museums [Archaeology, Fine Arts, Magisterial Palace Armoury, State Rooms & Tapestry Chamber of the Palace, War Museum in Fort St. Elmo, Toys, Manoel theatre], St. James Cavalier Arts Centre of Creativity, Manoel Theatre, various foreign Cultural Centres, Impressive Baroque public buildings and Churches and their religious feasts and pageants, various other Christian denomination churches, St. Paul Anglican Cathedral, The Knight’s St’ John’s Co Cathedral and its museum, Upper & Lower Barrakka Gardens overlooking the Grand Harbour, National Library contaiuning documents dating back to the times of the Knights, Cruise Liner Terminal ,University and Floriana the fortified suburb of Valletta, including the Argotti Botanic Garden (Bus nos. 49, 58, 449).
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Marsaxlokk fishing village and open market, Tarxien temples, Paola Hypogeum, Marsa Horse racing track & Golf course (Bus no. 427).
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Additional venues of the 3 Cities & Rinella Fort & Movie Park (Bus no.627)
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