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.

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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

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

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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.

Ta‘ Dbieġi

Peak

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Ta‘ Dbieġi is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gharb and Għasri.

Gharb

Village

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Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo. The population of Għarb was 1,595 in July 2024. This included 796 males and 799 females; 1,228 Maltese nationals and 367 foreign nationals.

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. The population of Għasri was 529 in July 2024. This included 284 males and 245 females; 421 Maltese nationals and 108 foreign nationals.

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
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Latitude

36.06191° or 36° 3′ 43″ north

Longitude

14.21491° or 14° 12′ 54″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8F8P3667+QX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 33779121

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=roman_catholic

Wikidata 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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