Fort San Salvatore
Fort San Salvatore, also known as Fort Salvatore, is a retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta. It was built in 1724 on one of the bastions of the Cottonera Lines.- Type: Fort
- Description: retrenched fort in Birgu, Malta
- Also known as: “Fort Salvatore” and “Forti San Salvatore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: St Joseph Parish Church and Inquisitor’s Palace.
St Joseph Parish Church
Church
St Joseph Parish Church is situated 260 metres north of Fort San Salvatore.
Inquisitor’s Palace
Museum
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 550 metres west of Fort San Salvatore.
Malta 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. Malta Maritime Museum is situated 710 metres west of Fort San Salvatore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
Kalkara
Village
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.
Birgu
Town
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
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.
Fort San Salvatore
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Il-Birgu, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88607° or 35° 53′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.5284° or 14° 31′ 42″ east
Open location code
8F7PVGPH+C9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Polish—“Fort San Salvatore” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “حصن سان سالفاتوري”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن سان سالفاتور”
- Polish: “Fort San Salvatore”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Is-Sur tas-Salvatur and Il-Bieb tas-Salvatur.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Statues of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and Il-Kalkara - Trejqa.
Malta: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Valletta and Sliema.
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