The trip, in order
Follow the route day by day. Times and prices can change, so check official information before you travel.
Sandy coves and headlands
North-west bays
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Golden Bay
Golden Bay provides a focused way to understand the broader sandy-bay landscape of Malta’s north-western coast. The beach sits beneath cultivated slopes and limestone headlands, offering a useful contrast to the island’s rocky inlets and cliff walks and making the coastal geography easy to understand at ground level. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Għajn Tuffieħa
Għajn Tuffieħa provides a focused way to understand a more enclosed north-western bay framed by steep slopes and a prominent ridge. The approach and surrounding high ground give good visual context for Malta’s coastal geomorphology, while the bay itself shows the relationship between sandy shore, clay slopes and limestone headlands. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 90 minutes suggested
- Price
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- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
Watchtower and hilltop church
Mellieħa
- 1
Saint Agatha's Tower
Saint Agatha's Tower provides a focused way to understand the seventeenth-century coastal watch system and the strategic geography of northern Malta. The red-painted tower stands on high ground with sightlines towards Comino and Gozo, making its defensive purpose immediately understandable while providing a compact example of Hospitaller military architecture. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 45 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current access information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.
- 2
Mellieħa Parish Church
Mellieħa Parish Church provides a focused way to understand the religious centre of Mellieħa and the town’s dramatic hillside setting. The church’s twin-towered façade is visible across the northern landscape, while its elevated position relates closely to the older sanctuary and the terraced urban fabric descending towards Mellieħa Bay. Its value lies in the combination of surviving fabric, setting and interpretation, which places the site within the wider history of Malta and the central Mediterranean. Allowing time to examine the details rather than treating it as a brief photo stop gives context that is difficult to gain from the exterior or landscape alone.
- Duration
- 45 minutes suggested
- Price
- Check current admission information
- Start time
- Choose a start time that suits your day.