Description of Mellieha Bay
Mellieha Bay & the Mellieha Bay hotel on the right.
The long beach stretches from the corner of the bay to the left edge
Top right is Gozo and the Gozo Channel
Mellieha Bay Location
- 32 km north of Valletta
- 2 km north of the inland village of Mellieha
Mellieha Bay Description
- Mellieha Bay has a clean, gently shelving, sandy beach with shallow water, ideal for children. A variety of watersports are available including some of the best scuba diving in the Mediterranean.
- The beach is the longest on Malta and is backed by the main road
- On the other side of the road is a wetland bird Sanctuary, the Ghardira Bird Sanctury, but it is not open to the public.
Mellieha bay from the Riu Seabank hotel
Mellieha Bay Beach
- Mellieha Bay has the largest beach on Malta. The sandy beach is clean, gently shelving, with shallow water, ideal for children. A variety of watersports are available including some of the best scuba-diving in the Mediterranean.
A section of Mellieha Bay beach and the Seabank hotel.
Mellieha village can be seen onthe top of the hill
Sports in Mellieha Bay
- water skiing, sailing, windsurfing, snorkelling or simply floating in the pleasant warm waves of the Mediterranean Sea
- Many hotels & aparthotels have their own sporting facilities. See Hotel descriptions.
AquaVenture - Scuba Diving
Based at the Mellieha Bay Hotel, Mellieha, MLH 02, Malta
The Luna Holiday Complex & Mellieha Bay in the Background
The large beach is at the end of the bay, off the photograph to the left
Mellieha Bay Bus Services
Please note that Ghadira Bay is a section of Mellieha bay in the following bus route information.
Bus routes
Main bus routes that run through Mellieha X1, X1A, X1B, 41, 42, 101, 221, 222, 250
Night Bus N11
More about bus services
Hotels in Mellieha Bay
Mellieha Bay hotels are combined with Mellieha Hotels
