cathedral
St John's Co-Cathedral
Baroque cathedral in Valletta built by the Knights of St John, housing Caravaggio's Beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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San Ġwann
Saint John, Malta · Europe
About San Ġwann
San Ġwann works well as a base: 9km from Blue Grotto, Malta.
San Ġwann is in Saint John, Malta, with about 15,000 people. You drive on the left here.
San Ġwann (transl. Saint John) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 14,244 as of 2021. Prior to its establishment as a distinct municipality, it was a fragmented community comprising parts of Birkirkara and St. Julian's. San Ġwann emerged as a new parish in 1965 and was officiallyRead more
recognised as a town in 1968. The Local Councils Act of 1993 identified San Ġwann as a separate district with its own statutory local government authority, marking its transition from being part of the neighbouring localities. San Ġwann Council was elected on 16 April 1994.
The population of San Ġwann was 15,882 in July 2024. This included 8,380 males and 7,502 females; 10,903 Maltese nationals and 4,979 foreign nationals.
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What is there to see near San Ġwann?
Within an hour or so of San Ġwann: St John's Co-Cathedral (3 km), Valletta (4 km), Upper Barrakka Gardens (4 km), Fort St Angelo (4 km).
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San Ġwann is in Saint John, Malta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 14,720
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Malta
- Region
- Saint John
- Timezone
- Europe/Malta
- Coordinates
- 35.9056, 14.4761
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Worth the detour from San Ġwann
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Valletta
UNESCO-listed Baroque fortress city built by the Knights of St John, packed with more historic monuments per square metre than any other city.
4 km · about 5 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Terraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
4 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Fort St Angelo
Bastioned fort at the tip of Birgu commanding the Grand Harbour, central to the 1565 Great Siege and now a museum site.
4 km · about 10 min drive
cathedral
Rotunda of Mosta
Parish church with one of the world's largest unsupported domes (37 m), modelled on the Pantheon and built by villagers between 1833 and 1860. In 1942 a Luftwaffe bomb pierced the dome during Mass and failed to explode: a replica sits in the sacristy.
5 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum
The world's only known prehistoric underground temple: three levels of chambers carved into living rock around 3300-3000 BC, with red-ochre spirals still on the ceilings. Only 80 visitors a day are admitted; book weeks ahead.
5 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Mdina
Malta's ancient walled capital known as the 'Silent City', with narrow medieval streets and sweeping views over the island.
7 km · about 15 min drive
natural wonder
Blue Grotto, Malta
Series of sea caverns on Malta's southern coast where sunlight creates a luminous phosphorescent blue glow on the water.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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- Right hereUpper Barrakka GardensTerraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
- Right hereDingli CliffsMalta's highest sea cliffs on the island's west coast, with a clifftop road, chapel and open views towards the islet of Filfla.
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