Villa Bighi
Royal Naval Hospital Bighi also known as Bighi Hospital, was a major naval hospital located in the small town of Kalkara on the island of Malta. It was built on the site of the gardens of Palazzo Bichi, that was periodically known as Palazzo Salvatore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: former hospital in Kalkara, Malta
- Also known as: “RNH Bighi”
- Historically known as: “Bighi Hospital” and “Royal Navy Hospital Bighi”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort St. Angelo and Fort Ricasoli.
Fort St. Angelo
Castle
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Fort St. Angelo is a bastioned fort in Birgu, Malta, located at the centre of the Grand Harbour. It was originally built in the medieval period as a castle called the Castrum Maris. Fort St. Angelo is situated 540 metres west of Villa Bighi.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 500 metres northeast of Villa Bighi.
National Library
Library
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 1 km northwest of Villa Bighi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgu and Kalkara.
Birgu
Town
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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.
Kalkara
Village
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Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Senglea
Town
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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.
Villa Bighi
- Categories: hospital building, former hospital, and tourism
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.89286° or 35° 53′ 34″ northLongitude
14.52404° or 14° 31′ 27″ eastElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
8F7PVGVF+4JOpenStreetMap ID
node 4358515490OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Villa Bighi” goes by many names.
- German: “Villa Bighi”
- Polish: “Villa Bighi”
- Ukrainian: “Вілла Бігі”
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