Ball’s Bastion

Ball’s Bastion is a fort in Valletta, Malta Island. Ball’s Bastion is situated nearby to National War Museum, as well as near the convention center Mediterranean Conference Centre.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National War Museum and National Library.

National War Museum

Museum

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The National War Museum is a museum in Fort Saint Elmo in the city of Valletta, Malta. It is one of the most popular museums in Malta. From 1975 to 2014, its collection mainly focused on World War I and World War II. National War Museum is situated 150 metres south of Ball’s Bastion.

National Library

Library

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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 730 metres southwest of Ball’s Bastion.

Mediterranean Conference Centre

Convention center

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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 470 metres south of Ball’s Bastion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Northern Harbor of Malta.

Floriana Granaries

Locality

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Floriana Granaries is a locality.

Northern Harbor of Malta

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Sliema is in Malta. St. Julian's is a town in Malta. San Gwann is a city in Malta.

Floriana

Town

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Floriana, also known by its title Borgo Vilhena, is a fortified town in the Port Region area of Malta, just outside the capital city Valletta. It has a population of 2,205 as of March 2014.

Ball’s Bastion

Type: Fort
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude

35.90333° or 35° 54′ 12″ north

Longitude

14.51861° or 14° 31′ 7″ east

Elevation

9 metres (30 feet)

Open location code

8F7PWG39+8C

GeoNames ID

2563628

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