St Paul's Bay, which encompasses the areas of Bugibba and Qawra along the northern coastline, is the largest resort town in Malta and one of the island's most established expat communities. The name comes from the shipwreck of St Paul in 60 AD — an event that is taken seriously enough locally to appear on the town's coat of arms. The appeal is consistent: a long promenade, affordable rents by Maltese standards, year-round community life, and a settled British expat population that has been here long enough to know where to get the good fish and chips and where to find the best fresh fish market. It's more lived-in than glamorous, and most residents would consider that a point in its favour.