Ta‘ Fra Ben
Ta‘ Fra Ben is an islet in St. Paul’s Bay, Malta. Ta‘ Fra Ben is situated nearby to the lagoon Qawra Pool, as well as near the public aquarium Malta National Aquarium.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Malta National Aquarium and Malta Classic Car Museum.
Malta National Aquarium
Public aquarium
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The Malta National Aquarium is the largest aquarium in Malta. It is located in Qawra, in the northern part of the island of Malta, and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects. Malta National Aquarium is situated 530 metres west of Ta‘ Fra Ben.
Malta Classic Car Museum
Museum
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The Malta Classic Car Museum is a museum on the island state of Malta. The Classic Car Collection was created by Mr. Carol Galea, a car enthusiast. He became interested in classic cars after customising and building cars for local hillclimbing races. Malta Classic Car Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Ta‘ Fra Ben.
Buġibba Temple
Ruins
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Buġibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Buġibba and Qawra towns, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple. Buġibba Temple is situated 1¼ km southwest of Ta‘ Fra Ben.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Qawra and Buġibba.
Qawra
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qawra is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Buġibba directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.
Buġibba
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Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Burmarrad
Hamlet
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Burmarrad is a hamlet in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. The main heritage site is the San Pawl Milqi zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to St. Paul, built on the remains of a Roman temple dedicated to Apollo, and according to tradition the remains of the home of St. Burmarrad is situated 3 km southwest of Ta‘ Fra Ben.
Ta‘ Fra Ben
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: St. Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.96004° or 35° 57′ 36″ northLongitude
14.42876° or 14° 25′ 44″ eastOpen location code
8F7PXC6H+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 8974904899OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Highlights include Qawra Pool and Wreck of MV Imperial Eagle.
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