Villa Portelli
Villa Portelli is a building in Il-Kalkara, Malta. Villa Portelli is situated nearby to the college MCAST Maritime Institute, as well as near the park Ġnejnet il-Ċkejken Ziam.Photo: Tranceliner, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort St. Angelo and Fort Ricasoli.
Fort St. Angelo
Castle
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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 690 metres west of Villa Portelli.
Fort Ricasoli
Castle
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Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo. Fort Ricasoli is situated 680 metres north of Villa Portelli.
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 550 metres southwest of Villa Portelli.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kalkara and Birgu.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
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.
Senglea
Town
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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.
Villa Portelli
- Type: Building
- Description: building in Malta
- Category: historic site
- Location: Il-Kalkara, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.89072° or 35° 53′ 27″ northLongitude
14.52574° or 14° 31′ 33″ eastInception
1800Open location code
8F7PVGRG+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 246692744OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q38604344
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