Pinto Battery, Marsaxlokk

Name: Pinto Battery
Address: Marsaxlokk, Malta

#7 among attractions in Marsaxlokk

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Pinto Battery, also known as Għżira Battery or Kechakara Battery, is a former artillery battery in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John between 1715 and 1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. The battery has been heavily altered over time, and the blockhouse now houses a bar and a garage, while the gun platform and parapet have been largely destroyed, with only the general outline still visible. ()

Built: 1715 (309 years ago)Coordinates: 35°49'59"N, 14°31'59"E

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Pinto Battery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Għar Dalam, Fort San Lucian, Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompei, Saint George Redoubt.

~1940 ftNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Specialty museum
Għar Dalam, Cottonera
10 min walk • Għar Dalam is a 144 metre long phreatic tube and cave, or cul-de-sac, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bone remains of animals that were stranded and subsequently became extinct in Malta at the end of the Last Glacial Maximum.
0.6 miE
Forts and castles
Fort San Lucian, Marsaxlokk
16 min walk • Fort San Lucian, also known as Saint Lucian Tower or simply Fort San Luċjan, stands as a bastion of history in the picturesque fishing village of Marsaxlokk, Malta. This coastal fortification, constructed in 1610 by the Order of Saint John, was strategically placed...
0.9 miNE
Church
Parish Church of Our Lady of Pompei, Marsaxlokk
23 min walk • The Church of Our Lady of Pompei is a Roman Catholic parish church located in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk in Malta.
~1060 ftSW
Church, Forts and castles
Saint George Redoubt, Malta Island
6 min walk • Saint George Redoubt is a redoubt in Birżebbuġa, Malta. It was built in 1714–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and it got its name from a chapel dedicated to St.
1.3 miNE
Temple
Ħal Ġinwi temple, Marsaxlokk
34 min walk • The Ħal Ġinwi temple was a prehistoric megalithic temple site located southeast of Żejtun, Malta dating back to the Ġgantija phase.
~1060 ftSW
Church
St George's Chapel, Malta Island
6 min walk • St George's Chapel or the Church of St George the Martyr, is a small Roman Catholic church located in the village of Birżebbuġa, Malta.
1.4 miNE
Temple, Ancient Greek architecture
Tas-Silġ, Marsaxlokk
35 min walk • Tas-Silġ is a rounded hilltop on the south-east coast of the island of Malta, overlooking Marsaxlokk Bay, and close to the town of Żejtun.
0.5 miNW
Archaeological site
Ta' Kaċċatura, Birżebbuġa
12 min walk • Ta' Kaċċatura is an archaeological complex in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, in southern Malta. The complex includes a rustic Roman villa and a number of underground cisterns. The rustic villa confirms the presence of a thriving olive oil industry in this part of the Maltese islands.
~1390 ftSW
Archaeological site
Borġ in-Nadur, Malta Island
7 min walk • Borġ in-Nadur is an archaeological site located in open fields overlooking St George's Bay, near Birżebbuġa, Malta. It is occupied by a Tarxien phase megalithic temple as well as the remains of a Bronze Age village which includes the earliest fortification in Malta.
0.7 miNE
Forts and castles
Vendôme Tower, Marsaxlokk
18 min walk • Vendôme Tower is a tour-reduit in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands. It is the only surviving tour-reduit in Malta. Today, Vendôme Tower houses the headquarters of Marsaxlokk F.C.
1.4 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture
St Mary's Church, Għaxaq
37 min walk • The Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary is a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church located in the village of Għaxaq, Malta.

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Nearby attractions include St George's Chapel, Malta Island (6 min walk), Saint George Redoubt, Malta Island (6 min walk), Borġ in-Nadur, Malta Island (7 min walk), Għar Dalam, Cottonera (10 min walk).