Sciuta Tower

Sciuta Tower, also known as Sciutu Tower or Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower, is a small watchtower in , . It was completed in 1638 as the fifth of the Lascaris towers. The tower was restored by Din l-Art Ħelwa.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tower
  • Description: small watchtower
  • Also known as: “Qrendi Tower”, “Sciuta Tower (Torri Ta’Xuta”, “Sciutu Tower”, “Ta’Xuta”, “Torre di Crendi”, “Torre di Qrendi”, “Torre Wied iz-Zurrieq”, “Torre Wied iż-Żurrieq”, “Torre Xutu”, “Torri Sciuto”, “Torri ta‘ Wied iż-Żurrieq”, “Torri ta‘ Xutu”, “Torri Ta’Wied Iż-Żurrieq)”, “Wied iz-Zurrieq Tower”, “Wied iż-Żurrieq Tower”, and “Xutu Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Blue Grotto and Babu Valley.

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The refers to a number of sea caverns… is situated 340 metres northeast of Sciuta Tower.

Valley
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Church
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The Church of St Matthew, also known as San Mattew… is situated 1¼ km north of Sciuta Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maqluba and Qrendi.

Locality
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Il-Maqluba is a with a surface area of around…

Village
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is a village in the Western Region of …

Town
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Żurrieq is a town in the Western Region of .

Sciuta Tower

Latitude
35.81934° or 35° 49′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.45362° or 14° 27′ 13″ east
Established
1640
Open location code
8F7PRF93+PC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 153838535
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Wiki­data ID
Q11952258
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Sciuta Tower” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Torre Sciuta”
  • German: “Wied Iż-Żurrieq Tower”
  • Hungarian: “Xutu torony”
  • Italian: “Torre Sciuta”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta‘ Xuta”
  • Maltese: “Torri ta’ Xutu”
  • Polish: “Wieża Sciuta”
  • Spanish: “Torre Sciuta”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Żurrieq - Left Reef and Blue Grotto Trips.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Sottozero and Iż-Żurrieq - Grotto.

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