Xatt ir-Risq

This long, straight stretch of waterfront on the western side of Vittoriosa has been used for contemporary and period movies in search of unspoiled harbourside locations, including Cutthroat Island (for an explosive chase sequence), The Count of Monte Cristo, Swept Away and the BBC TV drama Daniel Deronda, in which Xatt ir-Risq doubled for Genoa in the 1870s.