Għar Lapsi Tower

Għar Lapsi Tower is a tower in Siġġiewi, Malta. Għar Lapsi Tower is situated nearby to the police station Għassa ta‘ Għar Lapsi, as well as near the climbing site Twin Caves.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Għar Lapsi and Mnajdra.

Għar Lapsi

Cave

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Għar Lapsi is a small bay near Siġġiewi, Malta. It lies about 1 km south-west of the Blue Grotto. Some structures in the bay were damaged by Storm Harry in January 2026. Għar Lapsi is situated 340 metres south of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Mnajdra

Photo: Hamelin de Guettelet, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mnajdra is a megalithic temple complex found on the southern coast of the Mediterranean island of Malta. Mnajdra is approximately 497 metres from the Ħaġar Qim megalithic complex. Mnajdra is situated 1¼ km east of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Ħamrija Tower

Tower

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Ħamrija Tower, originally known as Torre della Pietra Nigra and also known locally as Torri ta' Rsejjen, is a small watchtower in Qrendi, Malta. It was completed in 1659 as the twelfth of the De Redin towers. Ħamrija Tower is situated 1½ km east of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siggiewi and Maqluba.

Siggiewi

Village

Photo: Klsiggiewi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Siġġiewi, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of Malta. It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after Rabat and Mellieħa. Siggiewi is situated 3 km northeast of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Maqluba

Locality

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Il-Maqluba is a sinkhole with a surface area of around 4,765 square metres situated in the village of Qrendi in Malta. Il-Maqluba is a Special Area of Conservation – Candidate Site of International Importance and designated as a Tree Protection Area, forming… Maqluba is situated 3 km east of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Qrendi

Village

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Qrendi is a village in the Western Region of Malta, with a population of 3,148 people as of October 2021. It is located close to Mqabba, Żurrieq and Siġġiewi. Qrendi is situated 3 km east of Għar Lapsi Tower.

Għar Lapsi Tower

Latitude

35.82983° or 35° 49′ 47″ north

Longitude

14.42244° or 14° 25′ 21″ east

Open location code

8F7PRCHC+WX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 309937329

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=tower

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