Ta’ Pinu
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic basilica in Gozo
- Also known as: “Basilica of the Blessed Virgin of Ta‘ Pinu” and “Ta‘ Pinu”
- Address: L-Għarb, GRB 104
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Basilica of the Visitation and Giordan Lighthouse.
Basilica of the Visitation
Church
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
The Basilica of the Visitation is a baroque, collegiate parish church located in the western part of the island of Gozo in the village of Għarb. Basilica of the Visitation is situated 580 metres west of Ta’ Pinu.
Giordan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Giordan, Ġordan is an active lighthouse on the Maltese island of Gozo. It is located on Ġurdan hill above the village of Għasri on the northern coast of the island. Giordan Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km north of Ta’ Pinu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għarb and Għasri.
Għarb
Village
Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,549 people.
Għasri
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Għasri is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people. By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina.
Saint Lawrence
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality.
Ta’ Pinu
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: L-Għarb, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.06191° or 36° 3′ 43″ northLongitude
14.21491° or 14° 12′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8F8P3667+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 33779121OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q248511
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Ta’ Pinu” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Basiliek van de Heilige Maagd van ta’ Pinu”
- Dutch: “Ta‘ Pinu”
- French: “Basilique de la Sainte-Vierge de Ta‘ Pinu”
- French: “Sanctuaire national Ta‘ Pinu de Għarb”
- French: “Sanctuaire national Ta’ Pinu de Għarb”
- French: “sanctuaire national Ta‘ Pinu”
- German: “Basilika ta’ Pinu”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית טא‘ פינו”
- Hebrew: “כנסיית טא’ פינו”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Santa Perawan Maria dari Ta‘ Pinu, Għarb”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Tempat Ziarah Nasional Santa Perawan Maria dari Ta’ Pinu, Għarb”
- Italian: “santuario di Ta‘ Pinu”
- Italian: “Santuario di Ta’ Pinu”
- Japanese: “タ・ピーヌ聖堂”
- Maltese: “Ta’ Pinu”
- Maltese: “Ta’Pinu”
- Polish: “Bazylika i sanktuarium Ta’ Pinu”
- Polish: “Kościół Ta’ Pinu”
- Russian: “Та’Пину”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nacional de la Virgen de Ta ‘Pinu”
- Spanish: “Santuario Nacional de la Virgen de Ta ’Pinu”
- Ukrainian: “Базиліка Діви Марії Та’Піну”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ta’ Pinu”. Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.