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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.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Żabbar
Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta · Europe
About Żabbar
Żabbar works well as a base: 5km from St Peter's Pool.
Żabbar is in Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the left here.
Żabbar (Maltese: Ħaż-Żabbar [ħɐzːɐˈbːɐːr]), also known as Città Hompesch, is a city in the Port Region of Malta. It is the seventh largest city in the country, with an estimated population of 15,648 as of January 2021. Originally a part of Żejtun, Żabbar was granted the title of Città Hompesch by the last of the GrandRead more
Masters of the Order of St. John to reign in Malta, Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim.
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What is there to see near Żabbar?
Within an hour or so of Żabbar: Fort St Angelo (2 km), Valletta (3 km), St John's Co-Cathedral (3 km), Upper Barrakka Gardens (3 km).
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Żabbar is in Ħaż-Żabbar, Malta.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,648
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Malta
- Region
- Ħaż-Żabbar
- Timezone
- Europe/Malta
- Coordinates
- 35.8769, 14.5359
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Worth the detour from Żabbar
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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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
scenic viewpoint
Upper Barrakka Gardens
Terraced garden on Valletta's bastions overlooking the Grand Harbour and Three Cities, with a daily saluting battery firing.
3 km · about 5 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.
3 km · about 5 min drive
landmark
Marsaxlokk
Fishing village on Malta's southeast coast lined with painted luzzu boats, known for its Sunday fish market and waterfront restaurants.
4 km · about 5 min drive
natural wonder
St Peter's Pool
Natural swimming hole in flat golden limestone near Delimara Point, where shelves of rock drop into deep clear water: Malta's favourite low-key cliff-jumping spot. Reached by a rough lane from Marsaxlokk; arrive early in summer.
5 km · about 10 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.
10 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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