Wardija
Wardija is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta, about 363 feet above sea level. Its name is corrupted from the Sicilian or Italian word guardia, meaning 'to watch').Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: hamlet in St. Paul’s Bay in Malta
- Also known as: “Il-Wardia”, “Il-Wardija”, and “Wardia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castello Dei Baroni and Wardija Battery.
Castello Dei Baroni
Event venue
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Castello Dei Baroni is a 20th-century residence in Wardija, Malta. In the 18th century, during the magistracy of Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc, a rural building was constructed on site.
Wardija Battery
Fort
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Wardija Battery was an artillery battery in Wardija, a hilltop in the limits of St. Paul's Bay, on the northern coast of Malta. It was built by the British in 1915, and saw use during World War I.
Palazzo Pescatore
Castle
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Palazzo Pescatore is a palace in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara in St. Julian's.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pawl il-Bahar and Xemxija.
San Pawl il-Bahar
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Xemxija
Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St.
Wardija
- Category: locality
- Location: Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.93741° or 35° 56′ 15″ northLongitude
14.39298° or 14° 23′ 35″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
8F7PW9PV+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 4615889140OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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