Saint Thomas Tower
Saint Thomas Tower, also known as Fort Saint Thomas, is a large bastioned watchtower in Marsaskala, Malta. It was built in 1614, the third of six Wignacourt towers.
- Fort
- …is also known as “St Thomas Tower”
- …dates from 1614
- Opening hours: 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Description: watchtower
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Briconet Redoubt and Żonqor Battery.
Briconet Redoubt
Fort
Briconet Redoubt, also known as Marsaskala Redoubt… Briconet Redoubt is situated 1 km northwest of Saint Thomas Tower.
Żonqor Battery
Fort
Żonqor Battery is an artillery battery in Marsaskala… Żonqor Battery is situated 1 km northwest of Saint Thomas Tower.
Mamo Tower
Historic building
Mamo Tower, also known as San Tommaso Tower, is a fortified residence in Marsaskala, Malta. Mamo Tower is situated 1½ km southwest of Saint Thomas Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Marsaskala and Marsaxlokk.
Marsaxlokk
Marsaxlokk is a small, traditional fishing village in the Southern Region of Malta.
Southern Harbor of Malta
The Southern Harbour of Malta extends around the…
Saint Thomas Tower
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Latitude
35.8612° or 35° 51′ 40″ north
Longitude
14.57253° or 14° 34′ 21″ east
Open location code
8F7PVH6F+F2
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Saint Thomas Tower” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Torre de Sant Tomàs”
- Chinese: “圣多马塔”
- German: “St Thomas Tower”
- German: “St. Thomas Tower & Battery (Torri U Batterija Ta’San Tumas)”
- German: “St. Thomas Tower & Battery”
- German: “St. Thomas Tower”
- Hungarian: “Szent Tamás-torony”
- Maltese: “Torri ta‘ San Tumas”
- Maltese: “Torri ta’ San Tumas”
- Polish: “Wieża św. Tomasza”
- Polish: “Wieża Św. Tomasza”
- Spanish: “Torre de Santo Tomás (Malta)”
- Spanish: “Torre de Santo Tomás”
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Notable Places Nearby
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