Il-Qala ta’ San Blas
Il-Qala ta’ San Blas is a cove in In-Nadur, Malta. Il-Qala ta’ San Blas is situated nearby to the locality Irdum, as well as near Ta’ Prejna.Places of Interest
Highlights include San Blas Bay and Sopu Tower.
San Blas Bay
Beach
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Blas Bay is a small beach located in Gozo, Malta. The beach mostly consists of a fine, reddish sand. It is located 1.54 kilometres west of the larger Ramla Bay as well as 2 kilometres north of Nadur.
Sopu Tower
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Sopu Tower, also known as Isopu Tower, San Blas Tower or Torre Nuova, is a small watchtower situated on the cliff between San Blas and Daħlet Qorrot in Nadur, Gozo, Malta.
Ramla Bay
Beach
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Ramla Bay is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in Gozo, in the Maltese Islands. It lies on the north-east coast of the island, between the bays of Marsalforn and San Blas. The closest village is Xagħra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nadur and Qala.
Nadur
Village
Photo: Mariosaliba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nadur is an administrative unit of Malta, located in the eastern part of the island of Gozo. Nadur is built on a plateau and is one of the largest localities in Gozo.
Qala
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qala is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo, with a population of 2,300 as of November 2021. Nearby is Ħondoq ir-Rummien, a coastline with salt pans and caves. Qala is situated 2½ km south of Il-Qala ta’ San Blas.
Xaghra
Photo: DXR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Xagħra is in Gozo. It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.
Il-Qala ta’ San Blas
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Cala ta San Blas”, “Cala to San Blas”, “Il-Qala ta‘ San Blas”, and “San Blas Bay”
- Category: body of water
- Location: In-Nadur, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.05806° or 36° 3′ 29″ northLongitude
14.30167° or 14° 18′ 6″ eastElevation
99 metres (325 feet)Open location code
8F8P3852+6MGeoNames ID
2562563
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