Music from Mellieha:

• Il-Bajja Tal-Mellieha - New Cuore.
• Innu Banda - Imperial Band Club.
• Innu Banda - La vittoria Band Club.

The village of Mellieha is situated in the North West region of Malta and its names originated from the Arabic word ‘melh’ (salt).

Mellieha has been inhabited since the Neolithic times. Several remains and tombs from this era have been discovered around the village.

The Mellieha Sanctuary of our Lady of Mellieha dates back to the Roman and Byzantine occupation. After several raids by the Barbarian corsairs, Mellieha was deserted for a very long period, as it was too far to be protected unlike the rest of the island. When the Knights of Malta decided to build several fortifications around the village, people started inhabiting Mellieha again.

Today, Mellieha has a population of about 7000, and is one of the most picturesque villages in Malta. Mellieha Bay, just under Marfa Ridge (the ‘tail’ of fish -shape Malta), is the biggest stretch of sandy beach in the islands. Several hotels have been built in the last 20 years and now it is a very busy village during the day and night.

Every year, on the 8 September the village celebrates the feast of Il-Victoria. This usually lasts a week with events in the church and with the local village brass bands, La-Victoria and the Imperial, taking part in outside celebrations. Thousands of Maltese people and tourists flock to the village to watch these events and also the great firework displays. In addition, a large number of emigrants who left Mellieha to settle overseas, also return to the village at this time of the year.

www.mellieha.info
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To find and contact
friends from Mellieha:

www.skolahbieb.com