BEACH

Blue Lagoon (Comino)

Neon-turquoise shallows between Comino and Cominotto, dazzling early and mobbed by midday boat crowds.

Beach

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Good to know

Type: Beach
Best for: clear-water snorkelling

▸ Along the coast

Nearby beaches on Valletta

Other shores worth the trip — tap through to each beach's guide.

Mellieħa Bay (Għadira)

Malta's longest sandy beach where toddlers can wade out 50m, backed by every facility you'd want.

young kids paddling ~5 km

San Blas Bay (Gozo)

A tiny red-sand cove at the foot of a punishing lane, rewarded with near-empty Gozo shoreline.

escaping the crowds ~5 km

Ramla Bay (Gozo)

Gozo's broad rust-red sand below green terraced hills, the island's largest and most striking beach.

spacious red-sand day ~6 km

Golden Bay (Malta)

Wide reddish-gold sand under low cliffs, the northwest's easiest big beach and a dependable sunset spot.

easy-access sunsets ~9 km

Għajn Tuffieħa Bay

Reached by roughly 200 steps, a quieter clay-cliff cove where the red rock glows late in the day.

cliff-framed scenery ~10 km

St Peter's Pool (Marsaxlokk)

A horseshoe rock pool off Delimara with glass-clear water and flat ledges made for jumping in.

deep-water swims ~29 km

Where it is

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