Xrobb l-Ghagin Nature Park

Xrobb l-Ghagin (Xrobb l-Għaġin) is a jutting limestone peninsula on Malta's southeast tip, inside the limits of Marsaxlokk. The nature park covers over 155,000 square metres of headland a few metres above the sea, and is run by Nature Trust Malta. From the park you look across to the Delimara peninsula, where St Peter's Pool sits, along to the natural arch at Ras il-Fenek and to the white cliffs of Munxar.

The land has had several lives. From 1974 to 1995 it held a Deutsche Welle relay station whose masts reached 99 metres; the station was dismantled in 1996 before its later use as a nature park. Older layers survive too: Ta' Bettina Tower, built around 1740 by the Dorell family, the remains of a 17th-century watch-tower, military entrenchments, a private chapel of St Paul's Shipwreck from about 1740, and salt pans that are still worked.

The prehistoric site

At the cliff edge are the remains of a prehistoric temple-like structure first dug by Temi Zammit and Thomas Ashby between 1913 and 1915. Its decorated slab, a table-like stone with pitted decoration, is now in the National Museum of Archaeology in Valletta. The cliff is collapsing, so VisitMalta advises against viewing the site. Heritage Malta has excavated it since 2021, moving six large stones inland to safety, and planned a small interpretation space in the park, built with Nature Trust, to open by the end of 2026. Check Heritage Malta's announcements for whether it has opened.

Visiting Xrobb l-Ghagin

• Reach the park on foot or by bicycle from Marsaxlokk, Zejtun or Marsascala (St Thomas Bay), or by car from Marsaxlokk. There is parking.
• Opening hours and any charges were not published on a page we could check in November 2026: confirm with Nature Trust Malta before you go.
• Keep well back from the eroding cliff edge, especially around the prehistoric remains.
• Bring water and sun protection; the headland is exposed with little shade.

Xrobb l-Ghagin pairs naturally with a Sunday fish lunch and market stroll in Marsaxlokk and a swim off the rocks at St Peter's Pool. For a longer coastal walk on the opposite side of the island, try Majjistral Park, and see our coastal walking guide.