Wignacourt Tower
Wignacourt Tower is a tower in Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta. Wignacourt Tower is situated nearby to the health club Best Gyms Malta - Saint Paul’s Bay, as well as near Parish Church of Our Lady of Sorrows.- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “It-Torri ta‘ Wignacourt”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Palazzo Pescatore and St Paul’s Island.
Palazzo Pescatore
Castle
Photo: Continentaleurope, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palazzo Pescatore is a palace in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was built in the late 19th century. Its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara in St. Julian's. Palazzo Pescatore is situated 460 metres west of Wignacourt Tower.
St Paul’s Island
Islet
Photo: Jeffrey Sciberras, CC BY 3.0.
St Paul's Island, also known as Selmunett, is a small island off Selmun, Mellieħa near the north of the island of Malta. St Paul's Island is sometimes split into two islands by a shallow strait, and it is therefore sometimes referred to in the plural as St Paul's Islands.
Mistra Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mistra Battery, formerly also known as Despirasse Battery, is an artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in the 18th century as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. Mistra Battery is situated 1¼ km northwest of Wignacourt Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pawl il-Bahar and Buġibba.
San Pawl il-Bahar
Town
Photo: Yarah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint Paul's Bay is a town located on the northeast coast of Malta in the Northern Region. It is a major residential and commercial area and a centre for shopping, bars, dining, and café life.
Buġibba
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buġibba is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Burmarrad to the south, Qawra to the east and St. Paul's Bay to the east.
Qawra
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qawra is a coastal town on Malta, in the region of St. Paul's Bay which consists of several small towns. The town is sandwiched between Buġibba directly to the south-west and Naxxar to the south-east on the other side of the bay.
Wignacourt Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Saint Paul’s Bay, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.94963° or 35° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
14.40297° or 14° 24′ 11″ eastInception
1609Levels
2Open location code
8F7PWCX3+V5OpenStreetMap ID
way 292664065OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=towerOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flat
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