Għajn Tuffieħa

Mellieħa · 🇲🇹 Malta

The quieter, wilder twin of Golden Bay — a red-gold cove reached down 200 steps and backed by undeveloped clay slopes.

Sea temperature

~25°C in the warm season

Water

Clear, warm blue

Sand

Reddish-gold sand

Swimming

Warm and clear; some swell and current

Best time to visit

May-Oct

Setting

A wild, undeveloped bay reached down 200 steps beside Golden Bay

Beach type

Wild & scenic

Region

Europe

More beaches in Malta

• 
  Blue Lagoon

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• 
  Golden Bay (Għajn Tuffieħa area)

  Mellieħa, Malta
• 
  Ramla Bay

  Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, Malta
• 
  St Peter's Pool

  Marsaxlokk, Malta

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• 
  Navagio (Shipwreck) Beach

  Zakynthos, Greece
• 
  Benagil Beach & Cave

  Algarve, Portugal
• 
  Cala Goloritzé

  Sardinia, Italy
• 
  Egremni Beach

  Lefkada, Ionian, Greece

Photo: hugh llewelyn (CC BY-SA 2.0) · source