Santa Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem

Name: Santa Cecilia Chapel
Address: Għajnsielem, Malta

#3 among attractions in Għajnsielem

Church, Vernacular architecture

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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. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1540 (485 years ago)Architectural style: Medieval architectureCoordinates: 36°1'43"N, 14°16'26"E

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Santa Cecilia Chapel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Fort Chambray, Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Mġarr ix-Xini Tower.

0.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Għajnsielem
23 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.
1.1 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.
1.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Xlendi
35 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.
0.7 miS
Tower
Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Gozo
20 min walk • 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.
1.3 miNE
Church, Baroque architecture
Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur
34 min walk • The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and parish church located in Nadur, Gozo in Malta.
0.7 miNE
Tower
Ta' Kenuna Tower, Nadur
19 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.
0.9 miNW
Windmill
Tat-Tmien Kantunieri Windmill, Xewkija
24 min walk • Tat-Tmien Kantunieri Windmill located in Xewkija, on the main road mid-way between Victoria and Għajnsielem stands as the oldest surviving windmill in Gozo, Malta.
1.3 miNW
Prehistoric site
Xagħra Stone Circle, Xaghra
34 min walk • The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta. It consists of a series of caves which were used to bury the dead, and which were surrounded by a walled enclosure.
1.5 miNW
Temple
Santa Verna, Xaghra
38 min walk • Santa Verna is a megalithic site in Xagħra on the island of Gozo, Malta. The site was originally occupied by a village and a megalithic temple.
0.9 miW
Church, Baroque architecture
Rotunda of Xewkija, Xewkija
24 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.
0.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Għar ix-Xiħ, Xlendi
13 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.

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Which popular attractions are close to Santa Cecilia Chapel?

Nearby attractions include Santa Cecilia Tower, Għajnsielem (1 min walk), Għar ix-Xiħ, Xlendi (13 min walk), Ta' Kenuna Tower, Nadur (19 min walk), Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Gozo (20 min walk).