Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ta‘ Ħamet)

Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ta‘ Ħamet) is a church in Ix-Xewkija, Malta. Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ta‘ Ħamet) is situated nearby to Gozo Model Car Club Ta‘ Xħajma Track, as well as near Saint Mary Cemetery.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Also known as: “Madonna ta‘ Monte Karmeli (Ta’ Ħamet)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Gozo and Ġgantija.

Gozo

Photo: Wusel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. Smaller, more remote and less built-up than Malta itself, it is a popular destination in its own right, particularly for more mature British and German couples.

Ġgantija

Photo: FritzPhotography, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt. Ġgantija is situated 1 km north of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ta‘ Ħamet).

Xagħra Stone Circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Charles Frederick de Brocktorff, Public domain.

The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of caves which were used to bury the dead, and which were surrounded by a walled enclosure. Xagħra Stone Circle is situated 670 metres north of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ta‘ Ħamet).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Xewkija and Xaghra.

Xewkija

Village

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Xewkija is an administrative unit and village of Malta, on the island of Gozo. The population of Xewkija is 3,300 as of March 2014.

Xaghra

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Xagħra is in Gozo. It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.