Blue Grotto
The Blue Grotto refers to a number of sea caverns on the south east coast of Malta, a short distance from the fishing harbour limits of Wied iż-Żurrieq, Malta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Sea caverns in Malta
- Also known as: “Taht il-Hnejja” and “Taħt il-Ħnejja”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mnajdra and Sciuta Tower.
Mnajdra
Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. Mnajdra is situated 2 km west of Blue Grotto.
Sciuta Tower
Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sciuta Tower, also known as Sciutu Tower or Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower, is a small watchtower in Qrendi, Malta. It was completed in 1638 as the fifth of the Lascaris towers. The tower was restored by Din l-Art Ħelwa. Sciuta Tower is situated 340 metres southwest of Blue Grotto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.
Maqluba
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming…
Qrendi
Village
Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi.
Żurrieq
Town
Photo: Mauroonline, CC BY 2.5.
Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of Malta. It is one of the oldest towns in the country, and has a population of 11,823 inhabitants as of March 2014.
Blue Grotto
Latitude
35.82127° or 35° 49′ 17″ northLongitude
14.45655° or 14° 27′ 24″ eastElevation
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
8F7PRFC4+GJOpenStreetMap ID
node 295084953OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Blue Grotto” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الكهف الأزرق”
- Catalan: “Gruta blava (Malta)”
- Catalan: “Gruta blava”
- Cebuano: “Blue Grotto”
- Chinese: “藍洞”
- Corsican: “Sapara turchina”
- Czech: “Blue Grotto”
- Czech: “Modrá jeskyně”
- Dutch: “Blauwe Grot (Malta)”
- Dutch: “Blauwe Grot”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بلو جروتو”
- Esperanto: “Blua Groto (Malto)”
- Esperanto: “Blua Groto”
- French: “grotte bleue”
- French: “Grotte bleue”
- French: “Grotte de Calypso”
- German: “Blaue Grotte”
- German: “Il-Hnejja”
- Hebrew: “המערה הכחולה”
- Korean: “푸른 동굴”
- Lithuanian: “Maltos žydroji grota”
- Lithuanian: “Žydroji grota”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Blue Grotto”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Den blå grotten”
- Norwegian: “Den blå grotten”
- Polish: “Błękitna Grota”
- Polish: “Blue Grotto”
- Portuguese: “Gruta Azul (Malta)”
- Portuguese: “Gruta Azul”
- Russian: “Голубой грот на Мальте”
- Russian: “Голубой грот”
- Slovenian: “Modra jama, Malta”
- Spanish: “Gruta Azul (Malta)”
- Spanish: “Gruta Azul”
- Swedish: “Blå grottan, Malta”
- Swedish: “Blue Grotto”
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