Fortini Ground
Fortini Ground is a former football ground in Birgu, Malta which was the home ground of Maltese football club Vittoriosa Stars F.C., which plays in the Maltese Premier League.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Inquisitor’s Palace and Maritime Museum.
Inquisitor’s Palace
Museum
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Inquisitor's Palace, also known as the Sacred Palace, is a palace in Birgu, Malta. It was the seat of the Maltese Inquisition from 1574 to 1798, under the name Palazzo del Sant'Officio. Inquisitor’s Palace is situated 240 metres west of Fortini Ground.
Maritime Museum
Museum
The Malta Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Birgu, Malta. It is housed in the former Royal Naval Bakery, which was built in the 1840s as the main bakery for the Mediterranean Fleet. Maritime Museum is situated 400 metres west of Fortini Ground.
Malta at War Museum
Museum
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Malta at War Museum is a museum in Birgu, Malta, which is dedicated to Malta's role in World War II. The museum is housed within a barrack block and a rock-hewn air-raid shelter within Couvre Porte Counterguard. Malta at War Museum is situated 260 metres southwest of Fortini Ground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birgu and Cospicua.
Birgu
Town
Photo: Xwejnusgozo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birgu, also known by its title Città Vittoriosa, is an old fortified city on the south side of the Grand Harbour in the Port Region of Malta. The city occupies a promontory of land with Fort Saint Angelo at its head and the city of Cospicua at its base.
Cospicua
Town
Photo: SpectreOfMalta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cospicua or Bormla is a double-fortified harbour city in the Port Region of Malta. It served as the principal port of Phoenician Malta and, through Greek, Latin, and Arabic, may have given its name to the island and country.
Kalkara
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kalkara is a village in the Port Region of Malta, with a population of 3,014 as of March 2014. The name is derived from the Latin word for lime, and it is believed that there was a lime kiln present there since Roman times.
Fortini Ground
- Type: Pitch
- Also known as: “Fortini”
- Categories: sports venue, recreation area, football, and sports location
- Location: Il-Birgu, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88641° or 35° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
14.52497° or 14° 31′ 30″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVGPF+HXOpenStreetMap ID
way 92243455OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=pitchOpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccerWikidata ID
Q5472661
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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 “Fortini Ground”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.