Malta
Film locations in Mellieħa
Anchor Bay in Mellieħa is home to Popeye Village, the film set built for Robert Altman's Popeye (1980) and still standing today.
Mellieħa is in the north of Malta, known for its beaches. Anchor Bay, a small cove west of the town, keeps the whole Popeye set as an open-air attraction.
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Popeye Village
Popeye Village at Anchor Bay is the original Sweethaven set built for Popeye (1980), starring Robin Williams, and still standing today.
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Manikata (Lhazareen village)
Old farm ruins around Manikata, a small farming village in Malta's north-west, played the Lhazareen village sacked by Khal Drogo's Dothraki in Game of Thrones season 1, episode 8 'The Pointy End', filmed in late October 2010.
Game of Thrones
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Golden Bay
Golden Bay, a sandy beach on Malta's northwest coast, was closed off as a film set in February 2018 for National Geographic's Genius: Picasso with Antonio Banderas, and features in Channel 5's 2024 thriller The Wives.
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Every film spot in Mellieħa, with the exact place to stand.