Basilica of the Visitation
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Thyes, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church in Għarb, Malta
- Also known as: “Basilica of the Visitation, Għarb” and “Gharb Parish Church”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ta’ Pinu and Azure Window.
Ta’ Pinu
Church
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Ta’ Pinu is situated 580 metres east of Basilica of the Visitation.
Azure Window
The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017. Azure Window is situated 2 km west of Basilica of the Visitation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Għarb and Saint Lawrence.
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.
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.
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.
Basilica of the Visitation
- Categories: parish church, minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: L-Għarb, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.06014° or 36° 3′ 37″ northLongitude
14.20879° or 14° 12′ 32″ eastOpen location code
8F8P3665+3GOpenStreetMap ID
way 33779772OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q19894187
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Basilica of the Visitation” goes by many names.
- French: “basilique de la Visitation de Għarb”
- French: “Basilique de la Visitation”
- German: “Basilika Mariä Heimsuchung”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Kunjungan Bunda Maria, Għarb”
- Maltese: “Il-bażilika u kolleġġjata tal-viżitazzjoni”
- Polish: “Bazylika Nawiedzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Għarb”
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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 “Basilica of the Visitation”. Photo: Thyes, Public domain.