Malta - Southern Coast Attractions

Delimara offers excellent uncrowded swimming, sunbathing, walks and hunting. Geckoes inhabit this desolate limestone peninsula of wild green marquis.

The inlets for swimming on the eastern coast are Peter's Pool, Long Bay and Slugs Pool. The dive off the tip of Delimara Point is for experienced divers only.

This region once had hardy olive trees in abundance. Once a simple village and a quiet summer resort, the town has now grown, but it retains its traditional character.

The cliff cave of Ghar Hasan is imbued with Saracenic legends and has fine views of the sea. This is where Hasan, the last of the 11th century Saracens, is supposed to have lived. The view of the deep-blue sea from the natural window in the cliff face on the right as you go in is spectacular.

St Thomas Bay takes its name from a long-since demolished church. There is a reasonably easy three to four kilometer walk and the cliffs along the south coast are not unnervingly high. Diving off the Munxar reef is only for the skilled.

There is reasonable swimming and good snorkeling here.

This 17th century miniature fort is on the Zejtun to St Thomas Bay road. Build in the shape of the cross of St Andrew, the fort has one floor and a vaulted ceiling.