Beaches · Manikata
Għajn Tuffieħa
beach in Malta
- TypeBeaches
- WhereManikata, Malta
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Għajn Tuffieħa
Għajn Tuffieħa (lit. 'Spring of Apples'), commonly called Riviera and frequently mistranslated as Apple's Eye in English, is a bay and sandy, red beach which is located in Mġarr, Malta. The bay is 345 metres (377 yd) south of Golden Bay. It is less busy than Golden Bay and often visited by Maltese natives as well as tourists. To reach this beach, one needs to descend a hill on a staircase of 200 steps.
On top of the cliffs west of Għajn Tuffieħa bay is the Għajn Tuffieħa Tower, one of the seven towers built by Grand Master Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, of the Knights Hospitaller. Overlooking the bay is the former Riviera Martinique Hotel, which closed in 1988. The unofficial name Riviera derives from the hotel. In Għajn Tuffieħa is a café, Singita Miracle Beach, located at the foot of the access staircase.
In June 2024 there was some controversy over the café placing large towels on parts of the beach.
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Popeye VillageLandmarks · Mellieha · 3.2 km away
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Ta' Ħaġrat TemplesArchaeological sites · Imġarr · 2.5 km away
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ĠgantijaArchaeological sites · Xagħra · 14.6 km away
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Rotunda of MostaChurches · Mosta · 7.5 km away
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Saint Agatha's TowerLandmarks · Mellieha · 4.7 km away
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