Ensconced in the northwestern tip of the island of Malta, the large village of Mellieh services vacationers through much of the year, especially the summer. Travellers often visit the island country’s longest beach, Ghadira, as well as the set for the 1980 film “Popeye”. Maltese villages boast different festivals, and the most popular one in Mellieh, the Feast of Our Lady of Victories, which takes place in early September, celebrates the Great Siege in 1565, in which the Maltese people successfully repelled the Ottomans in a famous battle.