Il-Kastell ta’ Verdala
Il-Kastell ta’ Verdala is a palace in Siġġiewi, Malta. Il-Kastell ta’ Verdala is situated nearby to the village Dingli.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Verdala Palace and Misraħ Għar il-Kbir.
Verdala Palace
Castle
Verdala Palace is a palace in the Buskett Gardens, limits of Siġġiewi, Malta. It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta.
Misraħ Għar il-Kbir
Photo: Lysy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Misrah Ghar il-Kbir is a prehistoric site in Siġġiewi, in the south of the Island of Malta, near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts", a complex network of tracks carved in the rock. Misraħ Għar il-Kbir is situated 1 km south of Il-Kastell ta’ Verdala.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dingli and Rabat.
Dingli
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingli is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,865 as of 2021. It is 13 kilometres from the capital Valletta and two kilometers from the nearest town, Rabat.
Rabat
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rabat is a town in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. It adjoins the ancient capital city of Mdina, and a north-western part of Rabat was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.
Mdina
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.
Il-Kastell ta’ Verdala
- Type: Palace
- Also known as: “Il-Kastell ta‘ Verdala”, “Verdala Castle”, and “Verdala Palace”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Siġġiewi, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.86167° or 35° 51′ 42″ northLongitude
14.40056° or 14° 24′ 2″ eastElevation
225 metres (738 feet)Open location code
8F7PVC62+M6GeoNames ID
2562302
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