Abseil to a crag
Abseil to a crag is a climbing site in Il-Munxar, Malta. Abseil to a crag is situated nearby to the church Madonna tal-Karmnu, as well as near the archaeological site Underground Floor Mill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Xlendi Tower and Saint George’s Basilica.
Xlendi Tower
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xlendi Tower is a small watchtower near Xlendi Bay, within the limits of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta. The tower is one of the Lascaris towers and dates to 1650; it is currently undergoing restoration. Xlendi Tower is situated 1¼ km southwest of Abseil to a crag.
Saint George’s Basilica
Church
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St. George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys. Saint George’s Basilica is situated 1½ km northeast of Abseil to a crag.
Gozo Museum of Archaeology
Museum
The Gozo Museum of Archaeology is a museum in the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city, of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum. Gozo Museum of Archaeology is situated 2 km northeast of Abseil to a crag.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Munxar and Xlendi.
Munxar
Village
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Munxar is an administrative unit of Malta, which lies on the southern side of the island of Gozo. As of March 2014, its population was 1,454 people. Close to this village, there is Xlendi Bay, a popular tourist resort engulfed in a fjord-like inlet amongst high cliffs.
Xlendi
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Xlendi is a town on Gozo's south coast. Formerly a picture perfect Mediterranean fishing village, it has now been expanded to several times its old size by modern hotels and apartments.
Kerċem
Village
Photo: Sudika, Public domain.
Ta' Kerċem is a village in Malta, in the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community around chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581 and replaced in 1851 by a church which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910.
Abseil to a crag
- Type: Climbing site
- Category: sports location
- Location: Il-Munxar, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
36.03266° or 36° 1′ 58″ northLongitude
14.22666° or 14° 13′ 36″ eastOpen location code
8F8P26MG+3MOpenStreetMap ID
node 13279637005OpenStreetMap feature
sport=climbing
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