Qawra Tower
Qawra Tower, also known as Qawra Point Tower or Fra Ben Tower, is a small watchtower in Qawra, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was completed in 1638 as the fourth of the Lascaris towers.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Triangulation station
- Description: watchtower in Malta
- Also known as: “Fra Ben Tower” and “Qawra Point Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta National Aquarium and Malta Classic Car Museum.
Malta National Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Malta National Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Malta. It is located in Qawra, in the northern part of the island of Malta, and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects. Malta National Aquarium is situated 130 metres southwest of Qawra Tower.
Malta Classic Car Museum
Museum
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The Malta Classic Car Museum is a museum on the island state of Malta. The Classic Car Collection was created by Mr. Carol Galea, a car enthusiast. He became interested in classic cars after customising and building cars for local hillclimbing races. Malta Classic Car Museum is situated 560 metres southwest of Qawra Tower.
Buġibba Temple
Ruins
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Buġibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Buġibba and Qawra towns, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple. Buġibba Temple is situated 760 metres southwest of Qawra Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qawra and Buġibba.
Qawra
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Qawra is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Buġibba directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.
Buġibba
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Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
St. Paul’s Bay
Town
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Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life. St. Paul’s Bay is situated 2½ km southwest of Qawra Tower.
Qawra Tower
- Category: defensive tower
- Location: St. Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Polish—“Qawra Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre Qawra”
- German: “Qawra Tower & Battery (Torri U Batterija Tal-Qawra)”
- German: “Qawra Tower & Battery”
- German: “Qawra Tower”
- Hungarian: “Qawra torony”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Fra Ben”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Ras il-Qawra”
- Maltese: “Torri tal-Qawra”
- Polish: “Wieża Qawra”
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