Blue Lagoon Holistic Overview

The Blue Lagoon Holistic Vision is a key part of MTA’s strategy to alleviate pressure on the site through thoughtful, restorative, and low-impact intervention, while also encouraging visitor access to other key cultural sites across Comino. The government will begin introducing new measures in Summer 2025, including halving daily visitor numbers and restricting ferry operations, with site enhancements set for implementation in 2026.

The ambitions of the design seek to match the existing ecological and geological context of Comino, respecting the landscape through the use of complementary traditional and natural materials. The design will offer increased order and safety to visitors rethinking paths and facilities along existing hardstanding areas to ensure carefully managed access. Improving the overall safety and security of the site, as well as providing CRPD-compliant access for all, is a key component of design development.

The project will upgrade sanitation, resting points, reduce food and beverage kiosks and an information and enforcement centre will be provided with the refurbishment of the existing building. Visual clutter will be reduced through a coherent contextual language and unified signage.

Designs are currently being developed and will be shared publicly in early summer, with active engagement from environmental NGOs and Comino stakeholders ongoing within this process. 

As a Natura 2000 site, the Blue Lagoon demands the highest standards of environmental sensitivity. 

“This is about crafting ecological design that restores calm and dignity to the site. Every aspect of the design will embed safeguarding principles to ensure long-term ecological protection. We want the Blue Lagoon to feel welcoming and balanced—so that locals will once again feel a sense of joy, pride, and belonging—returning to Comino with the same affection they once did as children.

The journey is complex - but the vision is simple: a Blue Lagoon that breathes again, where nature leads and people follow gently.” - Jonathan Mizzi, Director, Mizzi Studio