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According to some, there is a latent masochistic touch to going to a sandy beach and enjoying oneself. No matter how hard you wash and scrub there is an inevitablilty that the microscopic specks will keep coming out of every part of your body for days on end.
And try, if you can, to clean the inside of your car afterwards. Ouch. Still, people enjoy the cushioning effect the sandy beach gives them while they sunbathe and, let's face it, what better way is there to keep the kids occupied than hours of endless sandcastle creating.
Malta's sandy beaches are often small and hidden away in sheltered little bays difficult to reach, but there are also some big ones where the holidaying crowds gather in their multitudes to spend their days amongst the ice-cream vendors, the forest of umbrellas and the fast-food outlets. Ghadira Bay, Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, Golden Sands, Paradise Bay, Pretty Bay and Armier Bay provide the main sandy beaches on Malta, while Xlendi Bay, Marsalforn and the splendid Ramla l-Hamra beckon on Gozo. There are also two sandy beaches on Comino - Santa Marija Bay and San Niklaw Bay.
The demand for sandy beaches is ever so vociferous that the Maltese authorities have also wisely - and quite successfully at St George's Bay and Bugibba - embarked on perched-beach projects intended for the enlargement of some of the smaller sandy beaches and the conversion into sandy patches of rocky shores in a concentrated effort to fulfill demand.
As we said, picking sand out of your orifices for weeks on end might not be everyone's cup of tea. But for those who love em, Malta has just about enough beaches to make your holiday perfect.
Although sand is not Malta’s biggest natural resource there are still plenty of beaches to choose from, most of which are located in the north of Malta and a couple in Gozo. Getting to the ones in the north of Malta is best done by car if you are renting or by bus if not. Others, like St George’s Bay, are more centrally located. Your best bet is to check out a map and see which one is closest to you!
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