Saint John’s Cavalier
Saint John's Cavalier is a 16th-century cavalier in Valletta, Malta, which was built by the Order of St. John. It overlooks St. John's Bastion, a large obtuse-angled bastion forming part of the Valletta Land Front.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Opera House and National Museum of Archaeology.
Royal Opera House
Square
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The Royal Opera House, also known as the Royal Theatre, was an opera house and performing arts venue in Valletta, Malta. It was designed by the English architect Edward Middleton Barry and was erected in 1866. Royal Opera House is situated 190 metres southeast of Saint John’s Cavalier.
National Museum of Archaeology
Museum
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The National Museum of Archaeology is a Maltese archaeological museum located in Valletta, with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta. National Museum of Archaeology is situated 230 metres east of Saint John’s Cavalier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Floriana Granaries and Floriana.
Floriana
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Ta‘ Xbiex
Town
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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira.
Saint John’s Cavalier
- Type: Fort
- Also known as: “St. John’s Cavalier”
- Categories: cavalier, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Valletta, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Saint John’s Cavalier” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kalorësi i Shën Gjonit”
- Georgian: “წმინდა იოანეს კავალიერი”
- German: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
- German: “Saint John’s Kavalier”
- German: “St. John’s Kavalier”
- Greek: “Προμαχώνας του Αγίου Ιωάννη”
- Italian: “Cavaliere di San Giovanni”
- Moroccan Arabic: “كابالير سانت جون”
- Polish: “Saint John’s Cavalier”
- Russian: “Кавальер Святого Иоанна”
- Turkish: “Saint John Binası”
- Ukrainian: “Кавальєр святого Іоанна”
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