Mellieha
Arriving in Mellieha means you need to choose between sand between your toes or a hilltop with an old church. Locals will tell you, the best way to see the sunset is from the terrace near the old bakery—if you ask for bread, you might get a story instead. The travel destination popular things to do or visit here always seem to involve a little climb. Walking the winding streets, you might bump into a stray cat with more Instagram followers than you. Evenings move slow, unless a wedding spills into the square, then you get confetti in your shoes. For the best hotel in Mellieha, people often say it’s the one with the view, but everyone points in a different direction.
Local weather in Malta
SPRING
mild & temperate
SUMMER
warm & sunny
AUTUMN
mild & temperate
WINTER
cool
Accommodations in Mellieha
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Best hotel in Mellieha and the travel destination popular things to do or visit
Here in Mellieha, you can spend a day counting the steps to the Sanctuary of Our Lady. Someone once told me there are 85 steps, but after a long lunch I counted 93—maybe the stairs multiplied out of boredom. If you forget your hat, don’t worry, the wind will remind you every five minutes. Walk down to Ghadira Bay, where the sand sticks to your toes like a stubborn idea, and paddle in water that looks like it’s been filtered by a team of perfectionists. One time, my flip-flop floated away and a local fisherman rescued it, whistling a tune I’m still trying to hum.
Ask anyone about the best hotel in Mellieha and you’ll get a dozen answers, each one more mysterious than the last. Some say it’s the one with the breakfast that lasts until lunchtime, others swear by a place with a rooftop pool where the seagulls are regular guests. Travel destination popular things to do or visit often include boat trips, but if you have sea legs like jelly, grab a scooter and zip through backstreets where laundry hangs like flags of surrender. Once, I tried to find the shortcut to Popeye Village and ended up in someone’s herb garden, apologizing in three languages and promising to send a postcard. Mellieha—easy to find, hard to leave, if you can find your shoes.
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