Until a few short years ago Bugibba and its extension Qawra were a rocky and barren headland, yet not without its points of interest; as its tip is a small coastal battery of the Order which surrounds an older watchtower. Further inland is a small prehistoric temple, in a poor state of preservation; this temple is unique in that it was decorated with carvings of fish (these bas-reliefs are now preserved in the National Museum of Archeology in Valletta.)

Bugibba and Qawra are now one of the most popular summer resorts to the north of the Island.