Location: Foresta 2000 is located on the outskirts of Mellieħa on the Marfa Ridge. Its position offers spectacular panoramic views of Mellieħa and Għadira Nature Reserve. Name: In 1995 BirdLife Malta proposed to regrow an area of Mediterranean woodland as a gift to the forthcoming new millennium. Description: Woodland once covered much of the Maltese Islands but around 7000 years ago when humans started to inhabit the island,...

Location: The cave is located on the southern cliffs, situated on a narrow precipice just before you proceed to Birżebbuġia. Name: Għar Ħasan is named after a Saracen, Ħasan, who inhabited this beautiful large cave (see below). Description: There are many versions to the legend surrounding Ħasan. Legend has it that Ħasan lusted after a girl from a nearby village and kidnapped her. One version of the legend...

Location: Chadwick Lakes area is locally known as Wied il-Qlejgħa and their location extends from Wied il-Qlejgħa in the limits of Mtarfa and Rabat, and extends to Għasel Valley in the peripheries of Mosta. Name: The name Chadwick lakes originates from Sir Osbert Chadwick, a British practical engineer (see below). Description: Chadwick Lakes’ origins take us back to when Malta was still under the British rule. Due to...

Location: This place lies on the coast of Baħrija just behind the area known as l-Imtaħleb. Name: It turns out that this place was named as “Blata tal-Melħ” due to the salt pans found in this area. Description: This area consists of a landscape of weathered rock layers and engraved in that rock there is a very odd stairs leading straight into the sea. There is an interesting story...

Location: Salini is a village which borders Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq, Magħtab, Naxxar and St. Paul’s Bay. Name: The word salini means salt pans in Maltese and this makes sense based on the history of the place. Description:  During the time of the Knights of St. John, salt production changed from a cottage family-run business to a new industry. They succeeded in producing almost 4,000 tons of coarse salt every year from the...