Mellieha
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Mellieħa is a large village (pop. 7,221 in Dec 2008) in the northwestern part of Malta
. It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months. Mellieħa as a village developed under British colonization after the British encouraged people to settle in the area by giving leases to the population. For two centuries previously, the area was abandoned due to fear from attacks of corsairs and Saracens. Before that, only a few villagers lived in the area.
European Destinations of Excellence
The locality of Mellieħa has through its sustainable initiatives succeeded in achieving the 2009 title of excellence.
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
. It is a popular tourist destination during the summer months. Mellieħa as a village developed under British colonization after the British encouraged people to settle in the area by giving leases to the population. For two centuries previously, the area was abandoned due to fear from attacks of corsairs and Saracens. Before that, only a few villagers lived in the area.
European Destinations of ExcellenceEuropean Destinations of ExcellenceEDEN is the acronym for European Destinations of Excellence, a project launched by the European Commission promoting sustainable tourism development models across the European Union...
: 2009
The locality of Mellieħa has through its sustainable initiatives succeeded in achieving the 2009 title of excellence.Locales
- Mellieha Sports Club
- Ghaqda tar-Residenti ta' Santa Marija Estate, Mellieha
- La Vittoria Band Club
- Imperial Band Club
Mellieħa main roads
- Dawret il-Mellieħa (Mellieħa By-Pass)
- Triq Ġorġ Borg OlivierGiorgio Borg OlivierGiorgio Borg Olivier was twice Prime Minister of Malta as the Leader of the Nationalist Party. He was also Leader of the Opposition between 1955 and 1958 and again between 1971 and 1977. He resigned from Leader of the Nationalist Party in 1977 and was succeeded by Eddie Fenech Adami...
(Ġorġ Borg Olivier Street) - Triq il-Kbira (Main Street)
- Triq il-Marfa (Marfa Road)
- Triq il-Prajjiet (Anchor Bay Road)
- Triq Louis Wettinger (Louis Wettinger Street)
- Triq San Pawl il-Baħar (St. Paul's Bay Road)