Mellieħa Bay (Għadira)
Malta's longest sandy beach where toddlers can wade out 50m, backed by every facility you'd want.
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- young kids paddling
Nearby beaches on Valletta
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© Majjistral Park · CC BY-SA 4.0 Golden Bay (Malta)
Wide reddish-gold sand under low cliffs, the northwest's easiest big beach and a dependable sunset spot.
© Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0 Blue Lagoon (Comino)
Neon-turquoise shallows between Comino and Cominotto, dazzling early and mobbed by midday boat crowds.
© Rhododendrites · CC BY-SA 4.0 Għajn Tuffieħa Bay
Reached by roughly 200 steps, a quieter clay-cliff cove where the red rock glows late in the day.
© Noel.Pardi · CC BY-SA 4.0 San Blas Bay (Gozo)
A tiny red-sand cove at the foot of a punishing lane, rewarded with near-empty Gozo shoreline.
© DXR (Daniel Vorndran) · CC BY-SA 4.0 Ramla Bay (Gozo)
Gozo's broad rust-red sand below green terraced hills, the island's largest and most striking beach.
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 St Peter's Pool (Marsaxlokk)
A horseshoe rock pool off Delimara with glass-clear water and flat ledges made for jumping in.
Mellieħa Bay (Għadira) on the map
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Mellieħa Bay (Għadira) · Nearby beaches on Valletta · 7 beaches