Kirjiet fi Salina

The stretch around the old salt pans at the head of Salina Bay, between Bugibba and the coast road south.

Bħalissa xejn għall-kera fi Salina.L-aġenti jżidu djar kważi kull ġimgħa. Għidilna x’qed tfittex u nagħtuk aviż.

Il-ħajja fi Salina

Salina

Ritratt: Frank Vincentz, CC BY-SA 3.0

Stil ta’ ħajja
Coastal, calm, open
L-aħjar għal
Couples, families, walkers and runners
Atmosfera
Quiet and open, resort noise close but not on top of you
Suq tal-propjetà
Apartments, some with bay views
Tipi tipiċi ta’ propjetà
Apartments, penthouses, maisonettes

The stretch around the old salt pans at the head of Salina Bay, between Bugibba and the coast road south. It is quieter than the resort towns beside it and the setting — water, salt pans and the nature reserve — is unlike anywhere else on the island.

L-istil ta’ ħajja

Salina is calmer than its neighbours, which is its whole character. The reserve and the salt pans keep a stretch of the coast undeveloped, so the walk along the water is uninterrupted in a way it is not further round the bay. Summer brings traffic on the coast road and crowds into Bugibba next door, and the difference between a flat facing the bay and one facing the road is worth checking. Amenities are next door rather than here. A car is the norm, though the bus along the coast is workable for St Paul’s Bay and Bugibba.

Propjetà fi Salina

Mostly apartments, a good number of them with a view over the bay or the salt pans. The stock is generally newer than in the older village cores, with lifts and parking common. Prices sit below the harbour towns for comparable space and outlook, which is what brings people out this far. Furnished lettings dominate, as they do throughout the north.

Għaliex tgħix fi Salina

The bay and the salt pansAn unusual and genuinely pleasant outlook, and a flat coastal path that people use daily.
Next to Bugibba without being in itShops, restaurants and the front are minutes away; the noise is not.
ValueCheaper than the equivalent nearer the harbour towns, with the same sea on your doorstep.
Space to moveThe coastal stretch here is one of the better places on the island to run or cycle.

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CouplesSea views, quiet evenings, and Bugibba when you want it.
FamiliesCalmer than the resort towns with the same access to them.
Runners and walkersThe flattest and most continuous stretch of coast path in the north.
Less suited toAnyone wanting to walk to work, and anyone who needs a wide choice of shops on the doorstep.

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