San Ġwann Kavallier
San Ġwann Kavallier is a fort in Il-Birgu, Malta. San Ġwann Kavallier is situated nearby to Malta at War Museum, as well as near the museum Inquisitor’s Palace.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta at War Museum and Inquisitor’s Palace.
Malta at War Museum
Museum
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Malta at War Museum is a museum in Birgu, Malta, which is dedicated to Malta's role in World War II. The museum is housed within a barrack block and a rock-hewn air-raid shelter within Couvre Porte Counterguard.
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. Inquisitor’s Palace is situated 150 metres north of San Ġwann Kavallier.
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. Maritime Museum is situated 280 metres northwest of San Ġwann Kavallier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgu and Cospicua.
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.
Cospicua
Town
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Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Senglea
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
San Ġwann Kavallier
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “Saint John’s Cavalier” and “San Gwann Kavallier”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Il-Birgu, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88583° or 35° 53′ 9″ northLongitude
14.52278° or 14° 31′ 22″ eastElevation
25 metres (82 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGPF+84GeoNames ID
2564761
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