Fort San Lucian
Fort San Lucian, also known as Saint Lucian Tower or Fort Rohan, is a large bastioned watchtower and polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. The original tower was built by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1611, being the second of six Wignacourt towers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
- Type: Fort
- Description: tower
- Also known as: “Fort Saint Lucian”, “Fort Saint Lucien”, “Fort San Luciano”, “Il-Fortizza ta‘ San Lucjan”, “Il-Fortizza ta’ San Luċjan”, “Saint Lucians Fort”, “San Lucian Tower”, and “St Lucian Tower”
- Historically known as: “Saint Lucien Fort” and “St. Lucien Fort”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Għar Dalam and Fort Delimara.
Għar Dalam
Cave
Photo: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 2.5.
Għar Dalam is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs. Għar Dalam is situated 1½ km northwest of Fort San Lucian.
Fort Delimara
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Delimara is a polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British as part of a chain of fortifications intended to protect Marsaxlokk Harbour. Fort Delimara is situated 1½ km southeast of Fort San Lucian.
Borġ in-Nadur
Archaeological site
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Borġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near Birżebbuġa, Malta. It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as the remains of a Bronze Age village which includes the earliest fortification in Malta. Borġ in-Nadur is situated 1¼ km west of Fort San Lucian.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Southern Harbor of Malta and Birżebbuġa.
Southern Harbor of Malta
Photo: Tony Hisgett, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the natural harbour between Valetta and the Three Cities, with numerous settlements, most of them dating back centuries, on rocks and cliffs immediately around the harbour bay, as well as further inland.
Birżebbuġa
Town
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birżebbuġa is a seaside town in the Southern Region of Malta, close to Marsaxlokk. It is approximately 13 kilometres from the capital Valletta, and has a population of 9,736 as of March 2014.
Żejtun
Town
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Żejtun is a city of 11,000 people in Malta Island, Malta. It is the largest city in the south of the island and one of the oldest cities in Malta. Żejtun is situated 3 km north of Fort San Lucian.
Fort San Lucian
- Categories: tower, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Marsaxlokk, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Russian—“Fort San Lucian” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Sant Llucià”
- Chinese: “圣卢奇安堡”
- German: “Fort & Battery (Torri U Batterija Ta’San Lucjan)”
- German: “Fort & Battery”
- German: “Fort St Lucian”
- German: “St. Lucian Tower, Fort & Battery”
- German: “St. Lucian Tower”
- Hungarian: “Szent Lucián-torony”
- Maltese: “Fort San Luċjan”
- Maltese: “Forti San Luċjan”
- Polish: “Fort San Lucian”
- Polish: “St Lucian Tower”
- Polish: “Wieża św. Lukiana”
- Russian: “Башня Святого Луциана”
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Explore places such as Il-Fiddien and Il-Qajjenza.
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