Popeye Village

I only came here for an hour or two as I had a lot to do, but I thought I would write a review as some of the previous ones are quite old now. You get to wander round the film set and there is a free boat trip included in the price around the beautiful bay beside the set. We met the actors playing the characters and they were really good and let you have your pictures taken with them. There were also a couple of shops selling jewellery and wine (free tasting included) and a pretend sweet factory. There was a cinema too but we didn't go to it. As the set is now 25 years old it was a bit scruffy in places, but otherwise it is well worth a ...  Read the complete review

This just to complete the other review on Popeye village written by meah. Everything noted in Meah's review is still valid today, as I just visited the village only ten days ago i should know. However there is now a bit more to it than what Meah has written. A cast of four student/actors animates the village throughout the day with five different sets. One set is the barbour shop where a family member of the Barbour of Sevilla tries out a secret formula hair lotion on a volunteer selected from the audience. Can't tell you anymore as it would spoil the surprise. The second set is located in the town cantina, where visitors are invited ...  Read the complete review

In my opinion Popeye Village is without doubt one place you must visit if you are ever on holiday on the beautiful island of Malta. The village was built as the film set of the Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Productions musical Popeye, which was made in 1980 and stared Robin Williams as Popeye. The musical is the story of Popeye discovering Newfoundland, which he calls Sweethaven. The construction of the authentic wooden village took seven months and the buildings were made from tree trunk type logs imported from Holland and special wood shingles for the roof tops were imported from Canada. Popeye Village can be found at Anchor Bay, just past ...  Read the complete review