St. Elmo Lighthouse
St. Elmo Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Valletta, Malta Island. St. Elmo Lighthouse is situated nearby to the castle Fort Ricasoli, as well as near the convention center Mediterranean Conference Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Malta
- Also known as: “Grand Harbour West Breakwater”, “Saint Elmo Light”, and “Saint Elmo Lighthouse”
Photo: Marika Caruana, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Ricasoli and National Library.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 670 metres south of St. Elmo Lighthouse.
National Library
Library
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin. National Library is situated 1¼ km southwest of St. Elmo Lighthouse.
Mediterranean Conference Centre
Convention center
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Mediterranean Conference Centre is a conference centre in Valletta, Malta. The building was built as a hospital in the 16th century by the Order of St. Mediterranean Conference Centre is situated 780 metres southwest of St. Elmo Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Senglea
Town
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Senglea, also known by its title Città Invicta, is a fortified city in the Port Region of Malta. It is one of the Three Cities in the Grand Harbour area, the other two being Cospicua and Vittoriosa, and has a population of approximately 2,720 people.
St. Elmo Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.90264° or 35° 54′ 10″ northLongitude
14.52546° or 14° 31′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8F7PWG3G+35OpenStreetMap ID
way 316225059OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to French—“St. Elmo Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منارة سانت إلمو”
- French: “jetée Saint-Elme”
- French: “phare du Grand Harbour (ouest)”
- French: “Phare du Grand Harbour”
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