Pjazza Orvieto

Pjazza Orvieto is a square in Ta’ Kerċem, Malta. Pjazza Orvieto is situated nearby to the town hall Ċentru Ċiviku, as well as near the sports venue Raymond Mercieca.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Għar Għerduf catacombs and Saint George’s Basilica.

Għar Għerduf catacombs

Historic site

The Għar Għerduf catacombs at Ta' Kerċem, also known as Għar Gerduf, are the only surviving early Christian catacombs or paleochristian hypogea in Gozo, Malta. Għar Għerduf catacombs is situated 350 metres northeast of Pjazza Orvieto.

Saint George’s Basilica

Church

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St. George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys. Saint George’s Basilica is situated 1 km east of Pjazza Orvieto.

Gozo Museum of Archaeology

Museum

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The Gozo Museum of Archaeology is a museum in the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city, of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum. Gozo Museum of Archaeology is situated 1¼ km northeast of Pjazza Orvieto.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerċem and Fontana.

Kerċem

Village

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Ta' Kerċem is a village in Malta, in the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,938 people as of March 2014. Ta' Kerċem evolved into a village community around chapel dedicated to Pope Gregory the Great built around 1581 and replaced in 1851 by a church which was enlarged to its present state between 1906 and 1910.