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Organisation Information<\/h2>\n
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Towns & Villages<\/span> <\/p>\n

MELLIE\u0126A<\/span><\/h1>\n

126, Triq il-Mit\u0127na l-\u0120dida, Mellie\u0127a, ML\u0126 1107, Malta<\/h3>\n
\"Mellie\u0127a\" <\/p>\n

Mellie\u0127a was once an isolated 15th century hamlet perched on the ridge overlooking G\u0127adira Bay.<\/p>\n

It was abandoned for a couple of centuries because of its vulnerability to pirate and Saracen attack. Re-inhabited in the early 18th century, it has since developed into a flourishing town though it retains a quaint historic centre with narrow streets and stepped alleys. From the terrace of the Parish Church, there is a panoramic view over Mellie\u0127a Bay and the surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n

Beneath the church is the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin, a national shrine. A fresco of the Madonna and Child is said to have been painted by St. Luke. This legend has made the troglodyte chapel into a popular place of pilgrimage. The walls are lined with ex-voto offerings and paintings – a testimony to the devotion of the people.<\/p>\n

Mellie\u0127a today is a modern town noted for its large private villas and houses which have been built on land overlooking the bay. While the town has developed into a resort, it has managed to retain some of its rural character.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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