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Birżebbuġa is a port town on the southeastern tip of Malta in the South Eastern District.
background
The municipal area of the port town with almost 10,000 inhabitants (due to the development of the free port with container terminal with the corresponding need for workers, the number of inhabitants has increased in recent years) includes the southeastern tip of Malta. The place name translates from Maltese as "olive fountain".
Through an artificially raised sandy beach of Pretty Bay Birżebbuġa has become a popular seaside resort, and on the other hand, the location at the Marsaxlokk Bay the place: in the port there are Maltese fishing boats next to pleasure boats and on the other side of the port the ocean-going ships of the free port, which with the container terminal has become one of the most important goods handling centers in Malta.
history
The Stalactite grotto of Għar Dalam found in deep rock layers paleontological finds, which testify to the colonization of the island region by primeval hippos and pygmy elephants, human bones, tools and ceramic finds from the Neolithic were found in newer layers. One was found in ruins in nearby Borġ-in-Nadur bronze age temple complex and a settlement.
Later, Marsaxlokk Bay was the arrival point of the Phoenician conquerorswho came to the island from the east from what is now Lebanon. The Temple of Erocles and tombs bear witness to the time of Phoenician settlement, after the Punic Wars the Romans took control of the island, and the remains of the Roman villa are evidence of this time.
After the Turks anchored in the bay of Marsaxlokk at the time of the invasion in 1565, arose in the 17th century. first chapels and town centers around St. George's Bay and in the 18th century. were under the Grand Masters De Redin and Pinto Fortifications built to secure the bay. Under British rule, the fortresses on the Delimara peninsula and near Benghaisa were built around 1880, the military installations attracted residents, but were also the cause of bombings during World War II. After the war years, Birżebbuġa gained importance as a weekend seat and tourist destination, but also through the development of the large free port, the power station supplying southern Malta on the Delimara peninsula - this led to a not inconsiderable environmental impact on nature due to its location in the approach path of the international airport of Luqa and the town's population.
getting there
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By plane
The 1 Malta International Airport located in Luqa a good four kilometers west of the city.
By bus
With Valletta resp. the central bus station in Floriana is Birżebbuġa with the line 82 and with the airport in Luqa with the express line X4 the bus company Arriva connected.
The bus route 119 runs along the coast as a peripheral line Birżebbuġa above Marsaxlokk to Marsascala.
In the street
From the open area Valletta you can reach Birżebbuġa (often on signposts as B'buġa abbreviated) across the main street 1 past the international airport of Luqa, the city is reached from the south past the entrance to the free port. An alternative is the access via the main road 9 and the 29 past Għar Dalam.
By boat
In the port of Birżebbuġa / St. George's Bay you can anchor with the pleasure craft, the free port is designed for tankers, merchant and container ships, there are no passenger connections to Birżebbuġa.
mobility
Locally one moves on foot or can take the bus line 82 Use it for a few stops up to the cave of G Grar Dalam.
Tourist Attractions
Birżebbuġa
- The beach promenade on the has developed into a meeting point 1 Pretty Bay, the artificially piled up Sandy beach in the center of the town. Since the sandy beach, in contrast to the rocky coast, can be visited safely with children, there is a lot of bathing here in summer. Past the 2 Bus station one arrives at a leading to the south 2 Promenade, in the whole area of restaurants and take away shops.
- the parish church 1 St. Peter in Chains replaced the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows in 1937, Godwin Galizia was responsible as the architect. The church is in the center of the town, behind the apse there is a small park.
- the 2 Pinto Battery also comes from the time of the Johanniter rule.
- the refinery on the headland between and St. George's Bay is to be demolished and moved to the industrial area in Benghisa resp be relocated.
St. George's Bay
- the church 3 Chapel of St. George’s was built in 1683 by Gregory Bonnici and is the oldest church in Birżebbuġa. Are across the street Cart ruts visible, the prehistoric probable wagon tracks lead directly into the sea.
- the 4 Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel was built around 1830 by the Cachia Zammit family.
- in the 3 St. George's Bay, behind the little one 5 St. George's Park numerous fishermen and pleasure boats are at anchor.
- on the little one 4 Pebble beach You can swim in St. George's Bay, while St. Peter's Pool or Pretty Bay are a bit more inviting.
- in the fortress 6 Ferretti Battery a restaurant has since been set up.
The main sights here are more like:
- in 7 Borġ-in-Nadur there are ruins of a Neolithic temple complex with a four apses - temple from approx. 2,000 BC. The area was still inhabited in the Bronze Age, archaeologists have identified a Bronze Age settlement in the area of a protective wall on the small hill 200 m to the north. In the area of these systems, too, there are those typical for Malta Cart ruts. Visit of the facility, which is closed to the public, upon request Heritage Malta.
Għar Dalam
- In prehistoric times, a karst cave was formed in the river valley of the Wied Dalam due to the flow of the river, which used to be much higher. The karst cave 8 Għar Dalam with some stalactite formations is up to 8 m high and opens up to 145 m in depth, the first 80 m are accessible for inspection and equipped with lighting.
- Sedimentation formed different layers in which the carcasses and bones of various animal species were embedded and preserved.
- The Genoese geologist Arturo Issel discovered hippopotamus bones here for the first time in 1865, and in the decades that followed, excavations were repeatedly carried out and layers removed. In 1930 a first museum was built at the entrance to the cave, during the Second World War the cave was used as an air raid shelter and fuel store and was not opened to visitors again until 1947. The museum was expanded to include a larger building in 2002.
- In the second lowest layer from the last warm period, numerous bones of Zweg hippopotamuses and pygmy elephants were found. Bones of deer, brown bears, wolves and rodents have been found in the cervus layer. In the top layer, the cultural or ceramic layer, traces of human settlement from the Neolithic (ceramic shards, stone tools, pierced animal teeth and shells from the period 5,200-4,500 BC) and in the top layer from the Phoenician period Settlement (around 700 BC) found.
- Għar Dalam, Għar Dalam Road, Birżebbuġa BBG 9014. Tel.: 356 21 657 419. Open: Mon-Sun, 9 am-5pm.Price: 5.00 / 3.50 / 2.50 €.
Benghisa
- the locality Benghisa is located on the south coast on the driveway to the fort of the same name. Around the village square the houses and the 9 Church of Immaculate Conception.
- fortress 10 Fort Benghisa was under British rule in the 19th century. expanded.
- Nearby is the access to the cliffs on the south coast 11 Ghar Hasan CaveTraces of settlement from the Neolithic and a skeleton from the time of the Phoenicians were found in it.
Ħal Far
- on the south coast of Malta was with the 12 Hal Far Airfield Malta's only and most important airport for a long time. The buildings around the preserved runway were thanks to the convenient distance to Malta Freeport converted to the settlement of heavy industry, the ISTC uses the facilities for training courses for security personnel.
- south of the airport 13 the megalithic buildings of Ħal-Far were largely destroyed during the construction of the airfield, in addition to a temple complex with three apses, there were also individual megaliths.
- 1 Playmobil Fun Park. Tel.: 356 2224 2445, Fax: 356 2224 2288, Email: [email protected]. interesting for families with small children.Open: Mon-Sun, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Price: 1.20 / 2.40 €.
- in the area live in a huge 14 Tent camp the numerous Immigrants (Boat people) who have fled the nearby North African coast on barely seaworthy boats and hope to continue their journey to the EU.
activities
- on the first weekend in August in Birżebbuġa the Festival of the city patron celebrated, two Clubs organize the procession in which the statue of Peter is carried through the city accompanied by brass music, in the evening a typical Maltese fireworks display is set off over the festively decorated and illuminated city.
- on December 8th, the Church of Immaculate Conception in Benghisa will celebrate in honor of the patron saint.
shop
In Birżebbuġa, groceries and everyday items can be found in small supermarkets, there is a bakery and a butcher's shop.
kitchen
Several restaurants and take-aways can be found near the waterfront.
nightlife
In Birżebbuġa there are bars and a nightclub in the summer, the nightlife can not be compared to the one in St. Julian's measure up.
accommodation
- 1 Hotel Seabreeze, Pretty Bay, Birzebbuga BBG 02. Tel.: 356 21651256, Fax: 356 21653898, Email: [email protected]. at the Pretty Bay.
- 2 Hotel Water's Edge, Summit Square, Birzebbuga. in the south of the Pretty Bay.
health
- There is one on site 1 "Clinic" for emergency supplies.
Practical advice
trips
- to Marsaxlokk the fish market held on Sunday morning is within walking distance
literature
Web links
- Website of the Birżebbuġa Local Council
