FAQs
The official monitoring of the bathing season starts form the 3rd week of May till the 4th Week of October.
Pets or other domestic animals can be only taken on rocky shores of official bathing sites which are not a blue flag and must be kept on a leash. No pets are allowed on sandy beaches or in the bathing water of official sites.
The 87 official bathing sites can be found on the following link https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt/en/ehs/wrau/bathing-water-profiles/
The monitoring is carried out weekly from the 3rd week of May till the 4th Week of October. However, if a site is temporarily closed for bathing, the monitoring is done daily. The monitoring results can be found on the following link: https://environmentalhealth.gov.mt/en/ehs/wrau/bathing-water-programme/ and on our social media portal.
It is important to contact immediately the Environmental Health Directorate on 21337333 or [email protected] or [email protected]