Fort Binġemma, Manikata

Name: Fort Binġemma
Address: Manikata, Malta

#6 among attractions in Manikata

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Fort Binġemma is a polygonal fort in the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort has been illegally occupied by the Buttigieg family since 2009, who occasionally use it as a restaurant. It is set on a hill of around 590 feet above sea level. Previous to the building of the fort there used to be a Roman city or village. ()

Built: 1875 (149 years ago)Coordinates: 35°54'14"N, 14°21'49"E

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Nearby attractions include: Ta' Ħaġrat Temples, Mgarr Church, Skorba Temples, St Martin's Chapel.

1.1 miN
Archeological site with megalithic ruins
Ta' Ħaġrat Temples, Manikata
27 min walk • The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites. The larger Ta' Ħaġrat temple dates from the Ġgantija phase; the smaller is dated to the Saflieni phase.
1.1 miN
Church, Neoclassical architecture
Mgarr Church, Xemxija
28 min walk • The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mġarr, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed between 1912 and 1946 on the site of an earlier church which had existed since around 1400.
1.4 miNE
Large stone remains of an ancient temple
Skorba Temples, Manikata
36 min walk • The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture.
1.1 miSW
Church
St Martin's Chapel, Manikata
28 min walk • The Chapel of St Martin is a small Roman Catholic church in the rural village of Baħrija in Malta.
1.7 miSE
Archaeological site
Punic-Roman towers in Malta, Malta Island
43 min walk • The remains of six Punic-Roman towers have been identified in Malta. They are believed to have been built while the island was part of the Punic or Roman Empires.
1.2 miN
Palace
Zammitello Palace, Manikata
31 min walk • The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello Zamittello or Zamittello Tower, is a 19th-century Victorian countryside folly on the outskirts of Mġarr, Malta, on the road leading to Ġnejna.
0.9 miW
Church
Chapel of the Immaculate Conception, Manikata
22 min walk • The Church of the Immaculate Conception is a wayside Roman Catholic church located in what is known as Wied Gerżuma or Gerżuma valley, limits of Rabat, Malta.
0.5 miSE
Tower
Nadur Tower, Manikata
12 min walk • Nadur Tower is a small watchtower in Binġemma Gap, limits of Rabat, Malta. It was completed in 1637 as the third of the Lascaris towers. Today, the tower is in good condition.