Calcara Creek
Calcara Creek is an inlet in Il-Birgu, Malta. Calcara Creek is situated nearby to the town Birgu, as well as near the locality Bighi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Maritime Museum and Fort St. Angelo.
Maritime Museum
Museum
The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet.
Fort St. Angelo
Castle
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Fort St. Angelo is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris.
Inquisitor’s Palace
Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgu and Kalkara.
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.
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.
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.
Calcara Creek
- Type: Inlet
- Also known as: “Id-Dahla tal-Kalkara”, “Id-Daħla tal-Kalkara”, and “Kalkara Creek”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Il-Birgu, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88972° or 35° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
14.52444° or 14° 31′ 28″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGQF+VQGeoNames ID
2562829
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