Cueva de la Virgen
Cueva de la Virgen is a wayside shrine in Bormla, Malta. Cueva de la Virgen is situated nearby to the church Saint Phillipus, as well as near the playground Spazju Rikreattiv George Dingli.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort St. Angelo and Malta Maritime Museum.
Fort St. Angelo
Museum
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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 280 metres northeast of Cueva de la Virgen.
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 460 metres southeast of Cueva de la Virgen.
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 north of Cueva de la Virgen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Senglea and Birgu.
Senglea
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Cueva de la Virgen
- Type: Wayside shrine
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Category: historic site
- Location: Bormla, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.88983° or 35° 53′ 23″ northLongitude
14.5164° or 14° 30′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGQ8+WHOpenStreetMap ID
node 9119667503OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wayside_shrineOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholic
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