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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort St. Angelo and Fort Ricasoli.

Fort St. Angelo

Museum

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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

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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

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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

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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
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Latitude

35.89072° or 35° 53′ 27″ north

Longitude

14.52574° or 14° 31′ 33″ east

Inception

1800

Open location code

8F7PVGRG+77

OpenStreetMap ID

way 246692744

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

Wikidata ID

Q38604344

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