Mixta Cave

Mixta Cave is a natural cave located on the eastern side of . It is very commonly confused with which is located on the other side of the same bay.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Malta
  • Also known as: “L-Għar tal-Mixta”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ramla Bay and Calypso’s Cave.

Beach
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is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in , in the Maltese Islands. It lies on the north-east coast of the island, between the bays of and San Blas. The closest village is . is situated 510 metres west of Mixta Cave.

Cave
Calypso's Cave is a natural cave, located on the western side of the , near the town of , on the island of . The cave is alleged to be the one referenced in the Odyssey as the cave where the nymph Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years after his ship was wrecked after a fierce storm. is situated 1 km west of Mixta Cave.

Beach
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small beach located in , . The beach mostly consists of a fine, reddish sand. It is located 1.54 kilometres west of the larger as well as 2 kilometres north of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xaghra and Nadur.

Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xagħra is in . It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.

Village
Photo: Mariosaliba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an administrative unit of , located in the eastern part of the island of . is built on a plateau and is one of the largest localities in Gozo. is situated 2½ km south of Mixta Cave.

Village
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of , the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of and . is situated 3 km west of Mixta Cave.

Mixta Cave

Latitude
36.06334° or 36° 3′ 48″ north
Longitude
14.28942° or 14° 17′ 22″ east
Open location code
8F8P377Q+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1276539032
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q108766191
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In Other Languages

“Mixta Cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كهف ميكستا”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tal-Mixta Cave and Ir-Ramla l-Ħamra (right Side Of Bay).

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