Popeye village description and photos - Malta: Mellieha (Topic)

Popeye village description and photos - Malta: Mellieha. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Popeye village.

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A few kilometers from the town of Mellieha, on the opposite side of the island, there is the entertainment village of the sailor Popeye, the hero of old American cartoons. This amusement park, in fact, is already unnecessary scenery for the film by Robert Altman about the sailor Popai, which was filmed here in 1979-1980. The filmmakers left and the set was left to the enterprising Maltese who transformed it into a theme park.

Entrance to the territory of the village called Sweethaven is paid. Immediately at the entrance, guests are met by animators and, if there are few visitors in the park, they do not let go of their prey for a minute, forcing them to participate in various attractions. It offers about 20 cabins, several slides for toddlers, a beach, swimming pools, a children's railway and much more. There is a photo studio in the park where you can take photographs for memory. All the houses in the village are built from Canadian sturdy wood. To prevent the buildings from being washed away during one of the storms, the authorities of Malta ordered the erection of a protective pier in the bay, which has repeatedly saved the theme park from destruction.

The attraction that does not belong to the fictional world is in the greatest demand among tourists. Popeye the sailor. This is the Santa Claus Toy Factory that operates all year round, regardless of the season. Numerous elves tirelessly make toys by hand, and Santa Claus, in a fur coat and beard, receives visitors in the back room, listens to their wishes and takes pictures with the little ones and their parents.

On sunny days, you can take a yacht cruise straight from the village. The duration of the tour is 20 minutes.

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