Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, Malta - postcard, good stamps 1962

• Postcard

   

• Picture / Image:  Malta - Ghajn Tuffieha Bay
• Publisher:  The Standard Trading Agency, Malta
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Malta Great Siege commems. 3d & 6d values (SG308, SG309)
• Postmark(s):  Valletta 1962 cds
• Sent to:  Stoney Creek, Canada
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Ghajn Tuffieha forms part of the Manikata village in Malta which is part of the Mellieha Local Council.

Close to Ghajn Tuffieha three bays are located with popular beaches among tourists. The beach are separated by natural rock formations and therefore each have their own characteristics.

Golden Bay (Maltese: Il-Mixquqa) is one of the few sand beaches on the north west coast of Malta. It was previously known as Military Bay.^[1] The white beach slopes gently allowing swimmers to easily walk into the sea. In summer months, there are lifeguards on duty. Golden Bay is the most popular tourist beach of the Manikata region. Several beach clubs and a large hotel are located on the beach. The Ghajn Tuffieha International Scout Campsite is also located nearby offering an all-year-round camping experience for everyone.^[2] A bus terminus and car park are located at Golden Bay.^[1]

Ghajn Tuffieha Bay is a red beach a short distance south of Golden Bay. It is quieter than Golden Bay and often visited by the Maltese themselves, as well as tourist visitors. In order to reach this beach one needs to descend a hill on a staircase of 200 steps. On top of the cliffs west of Ghajn Tuffieha bay there is an old defense tower built in 1637. It is one of the seven towers built by Grand Master Giovanni Paolo Lascaris, of the Knights Hospitaller.

Ghajn Tuffieha has a cafe, Riviera Martinique, at the foot of the access staircase.

To the south of Ghajn Tuffieha Bay is the first part of Gnejna Bay. This beach can only be reached by first going through Ghajn Tuffieha Bay, then climbing up a hill and finally making a descend along some rather steep paths between the rocks. The beach and especially the small stone promontory of this part of Gnejna Bay is used as a clothing optional beach as well as a long-time gay-friendly area. This part of the bay is hidden from the main part of Gnejna Bay. Further south, the main part of Gnejna Bay is easily reached by road via Mgarr. It offers a mixture of rocks, sand and pebbles. Boathouses are carved into the rocks on the south side of Gnejna Bay. Watersports are prominent recreation in Gnejna Bay, but its earlier history as a fisherman's bay has not entirely vanished.

type=printed

period=post-war (1945 - present)

postage condition=posted

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size=standard (140x89mm)