Xlejli Tower, Għaxaq

Name: Xlejli Tower
Address: Għaxaq, Malta

#2 among attractions in Għaxaq

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Xlejli Tower, also known as Bettina Tower, is a tower in Gudja, Malta. It was probably built as a watchtower since it has views over a large area of land. The age of the tower is not known, and it could date back to the Roman or medieval periods, or possibly a later reconstruction. The tower is now located in the grounds of Palazzo Dorell, and it is closed to the public. ()

Coordinates: 35°50'60"N, 14°30'28"E

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Għaxaq Malta

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Xlejli Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tarxien Temples, Għar Dalam, Chinese Garden of Serenity, St Andrew's Parish Church.

1.2 miN
Megalithic temples dating from 3600 B.C.
Tarxien Temples, Fgura
31 min walk • The Tarxien Temples, located in the town of Fgura in Malta, are one of the most important prehistoric monuments on the island. This complex consists of four megaliths, which were erected between 3600 and 2500 BCE, making them some of the oldest free-standing structures...
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Specialty museum
Għar Dalam, Cottonera
38 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.
1 miN
Park
Chinese Garden of Serenity, Luqa
26 min walk • The Chinese Garden of Serenity is a public Chinese garden in Santa Luċija, Malta. Construction of the Garden of Serenity began in September 1996 as a gift to Malta from the People's Republic of China.
1.3 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture
St Andrew's Parish Church, Luqa
33 min walk • The Parish Church of St Andrew is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Luqa, Malta.
0.6 miW
Historical place, Church
St Mary's Chapel, Luqa
15 min walk • The Chapel of St Mary is a medieval chapel located in Bir Miftuħ, limits of Gudja, Malta.
~1710 ftW
Church
Gudja, Cottonera
9 min walk • The Archpresbyterial and Archmatrix Church of the Assumption of Mary also simply known as St Mary's Parish Church is a Baroque Roman Catholic parish church serving the village of Gudja, in Malta.
1.1 miN
Church
Annunciation Church, Fgura
27 min walk • The Parish Church of the Annunciation of Our Lord or simply Annunciation Church or in Maltese Il-Knisja tal-Lunzjata is a Roman Catholic Parish church located in the village of Tarxien in Malta.
1.4 miSE
Archaeological site
Ta' Kaċċatura, Birżebbuġa
36 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.
0.8 miNE
Archaeological site
Tal-Barrani, Għaxaq
22 min walk • Tal-Barrani is a primarily agricultural area in Malta that extends from the town of Żejtun to the villages of Santa Luċija, Ħal Tarxien and Ħal Għaxaq, lying across many south-eastern communities in Malta.
1.3 miSW
Church, Baroque architecture
St Leonard's Church, Żurrieq
35 min walk • The Parish Church of St Leonard is a Roman Catholic parish church serving the village of Kirkop in Malta.
0.8 miW
Catacombs
Ħal Resqun Catacombs, Luqa
20 min walk • The Ħal Resqun catacombs at Gudja, are interpreted as early Christian catacombs or paleochristian hypogea in Malta. The Ħal Resqun catacombs are especially notable for their carved decorations, and other features which are uncommon in Maltese catacombs, and of exceptional value.

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Which popular attractions are close to Xlejli Tower?

Nearby attractions include Palazzo Dorell, Għaxaq (1 min walk), Gudja, Cottonera (9 min walk), Għaxaq Semaphore Tower, Għaxaq (12 min walk), St Mary's Church, Għaxaq (14 min walk).