Mistra Battery
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.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Paul’s Island and Fort Campbell.
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.
Fort Campbell
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Campbell, also known locally as Il-Fortizza ta' Selmun, is a former fort in Mellieħa, Malta. It was built by the British during 1937 and 1938. It is notable as the most important fortification north of the Victoria Lines, and the last major fortification to be built in Malta. Fort Campbell is situated 650 metres northwest of Mistra Battery.
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 1¼ km south of Mistra Battery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Pawl il-Bahar and Xemxija.
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.
Xemxija
Village
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY 3.0.
Xemxija is a suburb in the western part of St. Paul's Bay in the Northern Region of Malta. It is surrounded by countryside and contains two bays, the titular Xemxija Bay and Mistra Bay, located just north of the parish church.
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.
Mistra Battery
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: artillery battery in Mistra Bay, Mellieħa, Malta
- Categories: artillery battery, tourism, bunker, and historic site
- Location: Mellieħa, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
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Latitude
35.95843° or 35° 57′ 30″ northLongitude
14.39499° or 14° 23′ 42″ eastOpen location code
8F7PX95V+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 368937071OpenStreetMap feature
historic=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q18920460
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Polish—“Mistra Battery” goes by many names.
- German: “Mistra Battery”
- Maltese: “Batterija tal-Mistra”
- Polish: “Bateria Mistra”
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