Manoel Island Yacht Yard

Manoel Island Yacht Yard is a shipyard in Il-Gżira, Malta. Manoel Island Yacht Yard is situated nearby to Manoel Island Yacht Marina, as well as near the sports venue Aqualuna Malta.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Manoel Island and Fort Manoel.

Manoel Island

Islet

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Manoel Island, formerly known as Bishop's Island or the Isolotto, is a small island which forms part of the municipality of Gżira in Marsamxett Harbour, Malta.

Fort Manoel is a star fort on Manoel Island in Gżira, Malta. It was built in the 18th century by the Order of Saint John, during the reign of Grand Master António Manoel de Vilhena, after whom it is named. Fort Manoel is situated 500 metres southeast of Manoel Island Yacht Yard.

Orpheum Theatre

Theater building

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The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese architect Harold J. Borg, then still in his early twenties, to the design of Art Nouveau with Spanish features. Orpheum Theatre is situated 420 metres west of Manoel Island Yacht Yard.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gzira and Ta‘ Xbiex.

Gzira

Town

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Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 11,699 as of January 2019.

Ta‘ Xbiex

Town

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Ta' Xbiex is a locality and Local Council in the Eastern Region of Malta with a population of 2,148. It is part of a small headland within the Marsamxett Harbour, right between the villages of Msida and Gżira.