Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Gozo

Name: Mġarr ix-Xini Tower
Address: Gozo, Malta

#2 among attractions in Gozo

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Mġarr ix-Xini Tower is the largest of the coastal watchtowers that the Knights of Malta erected on the island of Gozo. It watches over the entrance to the bay of Mġarr ix-Xini, limits of Għajnsielem, which lies on Gozo's south-west coast. ()

Alternative names: Built: 1661 (363 years ago)Coordinates: 36°1'4"N, 14°16'22"E

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Mġarr ix-Xini Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Fort Chambray, Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Ta' Kenuna Tower.

1.1 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Għajnsielem
28 min walk • Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Fort Chambray, Għajnsielem
30 min walk • Fort Chambray or Fort Chambrai is a bastioned fort located in the precincts of Għajnsielem, on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was built in the mid-18th century by the Order of Saint John, in an area known as Ras it-Tafal, between the port of Mġarr and Xatt l-Aħmar.
1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Xlendi
26 min walk • Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs also Sanap Cliffs is a 20 ha linear strip of cliffed coastline at Sannat, on the southern coast of the island of Gozo, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. The area consists of garrigue and steep and rugged cliffs, which rise from sea level to a height of 120 m.
1.4 miNE
Tower
Ta' Kenuna Tower, Nadur
36 min walk • Ta' Kenuna Tower is a semaphore tower on the cliffs near Nadur on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was built by the British in 1848, as one of three semaphore towers in Malta.
0.7 miN
Church, Vernacular architecture
Santa Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem
20 min walk • The St Cecilia Chapel is a former Roman Catholic chapel in the limits of Xewkija, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to Saint Cecilia. It was built in around 1540, but it was deconsecrated in 1644, being converted into an ancillary building for the nearby Santa Cecilia Tower.
1.3 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture
Rotunda of Xewkija, Xewkija
35 min walk • The Church of Saint John the Baptist, commonly known as the Rotunda of Xewkija or Xewkija Rotunda, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta.
0.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Għar ix-Xiħ, Xlendi
10 min walk • Għar ix-Xiħ is a former cave in Xewkija, facing Mġarr ix-Xini, Gozo, Malta. It was inhabited since the 2nd-century B.C. and was re-discovered in 2009. The cave is situated at the mouth of the valley.
0.8 miN
Tower
Santa Cecilia Tower, Għajnsielem
20 min walk • Santa Cecilia Tower is a tower in Għajnsielem, Gozo, Malta. It was built in 1613 by a member of the Order of St. John, and it could relay messages across the island. Today, the tower is in good condition and it is a private residence.
1.1 miNE
36°1'34"N • 14°17'21"E
Museum Għajnsielem, Xlendi
28 min walk • Museum

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Which popular attractions are close to Mġarr ix-Xini Tower?

Nearby attractions include Għar ix-Xiħ, Xlendi (10 min walk), Santa Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem (20 min walk), Santa Cecilia Tower, Għajnsielem (20 min walk).