Għadira Bay — Attraction in Mellieha

Nice long sandy beach BUT. There are basically NO TOILETs! Only few ones that cost 1€ per use and they all are portable ones. Don’t wanna know how gross they are inside since u could see no one is looking after them only taking the money for them. So imagine hundreds od pple going to the toilet where exactly??? U get the hint. And there are NO SHOWERS (okay maybe there are 3). No where u can clean ur feet full of sand before u get the bus. There are few stands with cold drinks, gelato, food etc but… the fast food u get there is beforehand prepared and they just grill it a bit to make it warm. U get a wrap that is warm outside but cold chicken from the inside (just for example). Also everywhere is very sticky, not well cleaned so alot of bees everywhere. And there are loads of trash (especially cigarettes) laying around. The only appropriate place for u to enjoy drinks and eat normal prepared food is the two restaurants on the beach. Each one on the ends of the beach. the sunbeds and sun umbrella’s - they charge u 15€ for two beds + umbrella. They start packing stuff abit early aswell. Overall the most NOT okay thing is the toilet availability and cleanliness and non existing showers. I mean if this is one of the best beaches and u CHARGE for everything why can’t u make it more “clean friendly”? If ppl pay “for the beach”, is nice to see the effort aswell from...

I usually visit this beach in the summer since I am a Maltese boy living in St Paul's Bay (the beach is in Mellieha, so 5-10 minute drive from my parents' and grandparents' houses). While swimming, you can see the picturesque locality of Mellieha and its parish church from the distance on the right side (Ghadira is actually in Mellieha) and the cliffs on the left side. 🇲🇹🌊🏖⛪️🪨

Most of the time, the waters are perfect enough to swim with some seaweed, but sometimes (because of the wind conditions), the seaweed gets a bit too much, especially when the waves are a little taller than average. Some litter can be found on the sand too (very few can be found in the sea since some don't care about the environment [please don't litter on this beach]). 🇲🇹🌊🏖🚯

Despite the issues, I still recommend swimming here in the summer since the waters are crystal clear most of the day (not always) and that there are some kiosks to eat and some umbrella and deckchair shops to rent. ...

When you come before official summer season, keep in mind that the beach is not so clean and some of the facilities are closed. We came in the last days of may and despite the temperatures outside and great weather there were still workers removing the stuff that got accumulated on the sand throughout the winter. Still, the cost of renting the sunbed was 6 euros!

I personally would not call it one of the best beaches in Malta (well, sure it is one of the very few, so maybe that is the reason). The great thing is clean water and that the depth of the sea lowers veeeery slowly, so I suppose it is a nice place to go with kids. In season there seem to be some water sports acivitities available.

It is accsesible by bus (the bus stops are right next to the beach).

There is also just one public toilet. No idea how is this sufficient in the...