One of two small beaches at Armier Bay on the far northern coast of Malta's Marfa Ridge. The bays are less sheltered than those further south and therefore the sea can be rougher here. Armier Bay is sandy and directly faces the islands of Comino and Gozo. The flat, rocky fringes to these sandy beaches are spattered with rock pools - ideal for young children with nets and buckets.
Marfa Ridge is at the Northern tip of the island of Malta and looks like a fish tail on the map. It is a quiet, undeveloped part of Malta - no big hotels or All Day English Breakfasts here. The countryside is wild and unspoiled, the road system makes travelling difficult, even by Malta's standards, as most only connect by re-tracing your steps back to the one main road.
There are many tiny, quiet, sandy bays, with only one or two small snack bars and no other facilities. It is used by the Maltese islanders as a summer resort, many of whom have small boats anchored in the bays. The sea seems to be less sheltered and deeper here than on many of the other, more touristy beaches and diving is popular. From here, there are great views of the islands of Gozo and Comino.
