Għajn Ħadid Tower — Attraction in Mellieha

Lovely view, but be careful in the accessible building as one of the lintels is likely to collapse. There was a strange tug- or pilot- boat in the bay today with several small RIBs with several men on each driving off around the corner and in circles, almost as if they were looking for something. Something deep beneath the waves. The light faded and their lights sharpened the darkness of the sea, hinting at the hidden secrets below. The smell of dry salt was carried on the wind rushing up the hillside along with the fragmented shouts from the boatmen. One of the engines stuttered and failed on one RIB before the crew and their craft were dragged 20ft backwards toward the shore. A slight panic ensued before they managed to restart the engine and return to...

Nice scenery. You can see Gozo, the red tower overlooking Ghadira and Fra Ben tower in Qawra on the the other side. The tower was destroyed in an earthquake more than 2 hundred years ago. Unfortunately tower ruins are at the edge of the cliffs and will eventually fall...

Visitato a fine Novembre, è molto suggestivo nonostante il vento gelido e la lunga e tortuosa passeggiata per arrivarci. Sarebbe molto molto migliore se non fosse una rovina fatiscente lasciata a se stessa. Dalla torre la vista è spettacolare, molto suggestiva in autunno oramai inoltrato.Luoghi così belli andrebbero sicuramente valorizzati dall' Heritge of Malta, invece sono lasciati andare e frequentati da personaggi molto poco raccomandabili. In ogni caso vale la fatica di arrivarci solo per il panorama e il totale silenzio che permettono di riflettere in mezzo alla natura. Spero venga rinnovato dallo stato e spero di poterci tornare...