Holidays in Marfa: Marfa is a place for cheap holidays within another equally famous Maltese town – Mellieha. The district of Marfa is part of the village of Mellieha in the north of St Paul’s Bayin mainland Malta Island. Marfa is specifically the peninsula which borders the northwestern side of the island and more known to some as Marfa ridge.
Marfa has a long history as a fortified place with many defense walls constructed around it. In fact, some of the ruins are part of the attractions for cheap holidays Marfa. It is also close to the village of Cirkewwa which is the port for embarkation for those traveling to the sister islands of Gozo and Comino.
Like the rest of the districts in Mellieha that sits on top of a hill, Marfa offers a fantastic view of the sea and the flat plain below. The view of the calm waters and even the neighboring islands are simply amazing, travelers can’t stop but to stake a shot from their cameras. The scenery is also a chance for travelers to relax and unwind.

Attractions
Though as a well-developed tourist destination, Marfa is still part of any organized tours in Malta for its watch towers. As mentioned earlier, the seaside area of Marfa was once filled with massive fortifications. After many centuries, some of them survived especially the Red and White Towers.
St. Agatha’s Tower is very distinct from other watch towers in Malta due to its reddish color where it got is more common nickname as “Red Tower”. This tower sits on top of Marfa Ridge and was built in 1649.
On the other side, in Ahrax Point which faces the island of Gozo stands another strong tower known as “White Tower” which is obviously due to its color. The names are just used to differentiate the two surviving towers of Marfa.
The two towers were built by the Knights of St. John who ruled the islands during from the 116th to the 19th century.


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