From Golden Bay to Simar Nature reserve

Manikata is a small village in the limits of Mellieħa in the northwestern part of Malta. It oversees the farming areas in the valley between il-Ballut and il-Manikata. Population 539, Families 40.

The Parish Church of Saint Joseph (Maltese: Knisja Parrokjali ta' San Ġużepp) is an iconic Roman Catholic parish church in Manikata, Malta, dedicated to Saint Joseph. It was designed by Richard England in 1962, and it was built between 1964 and 1974. The church marks a break from traditional church building designs, and it is an example of Critical regionalism.

Simar Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Pwales Valley, in Xemxija, St Paul's Bay. An artificial wetland habitat was created in the 1990s by BirdLife Malta volunteers in an area of abandoned marsh-land.The reserve lies within the Is-Simar Special Protection Area, which has been a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance since 1996, a protected bird sanctuary since 2006 and a Site of Community Importance since March 2008.

Arrias Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Arrias), also known as Xemxija Battery (Maltese: Batterija tax-Xemxija) or Pwales Left Battery (Maltese: Batterija tax-Xellug tal-Pwales), is an artillery battery in Xemxija, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715–1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands.

Pwales is a settlement in Malta. The area was named for its marsh land, being a valley, and comes from the latin word palus that means wetland. It is home to Is-Simar Nature Reserve, a number of farmhouses, and a church.