Marsaxlokk

Marsaxlokk, the harbour to the southeast, is now a small but pisturesque harbour where the brightly coloured fishing boats ride at anchor and where the wifes of the fishermen knot nylon string bags for the tourists. But Marsaxlokk is also a microcosm of the historical past of the Island. A short distance from this village is the archeological site of Tas-Silg, still in the process of being excavated; at this place are the remains of Late Neolithic megalithic buildings much disturbed by superimposed Punic and Byzantine structures; here too are the only remains of a mosque to be found on the Island. Norman coins have also been found at Tas-Silg. To oppose the landing of corsairs in that harbour a fort was erected at its entrance by the Order, that of San Lucian; used as a munitions depot during the World War II, it now houses the Marine Research Centre. Marsaxlokk Bay, of which the fishing harbour of Marsaxlokk forms part, is now being converted into a port for container ships. 

Ghajn Tuffieha

In Malta one cannot escape from history; when one goes for a swim, no matter where, one is always under the watchful eye of one of the coastal towers. These square two-stored towers are known as the "de Redin"towers because most of them (but not all) were built by Grand Master Martin de Redin during the middle of the 17th century.
A cannon was fired by day and a beacon lit at night and on the alarm being given, the towers to the left and to the right repeated the signal and within a short time the whole coastline was alerted in this way.
The Ghajn Tuffieha Tower overlooks two sandy beaches; one of the bays, the larger one, had its name changed from il-Ramla Mixquqa (the Beach of Cracks, from the fissured cliffs surrounding it), to Military Bay when it was incorporated within the Ghajn Tuffieha Camp (some of the old barracks have been converted into a holiday complex), and finally to the name it now bears: "Golden Bay".