Salina Catacombs, Buġibba

Name: Salina Catacombs
Address: Buġibba, Malta

#7 among attractions in Buġibba

Top attraction, Catacombs

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The Salina Catacombs are a cluster of small catacombs located near the Church of the Annunciation in Salina, Naxxar, in Malta. Although small when compared to the catacombs of St. Paul and St. Agatha in Rabat, they are an important record of the sizeable community that must have lived in the area in around the last half of the first millennium AD. ()

Coordinates: 35°56'39"N, 14°25'29"E

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Salina Catacombs – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Malta National Aquarium, Wignacourt Tower, Malta Classic Car Museum, Wignacourt towers.

1 miN
Park, Zoo, Aquarium
Malta National Aquarium, Buġibba
26 min walk • The Malta National Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the Maltese Islands. It is located in Qawra, in the northern part of the island of Malta, and it hosts more than 175 different species of various animals, including fish, mollusca, reptiles and insects.
1.3 miW
Tower, Historical place, Museum
Wignacourt Tower, St. Paul's Bay
33 min walk • Wignacourt Tower, also known as Saint Paul's Bay Tower, is a bastioned watchtower in St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was the first of six Wignacourt towers to be built, and it was completed in 1610.
0.8 miN
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Malta Classic Car Museum, Buġibba
21 min walk • The Malta Classic Car Museum is a museum on the island state of Malta.
1.3 miW
Tower
Wignacourt towers, St. Paul's Bay
33 min walk • The Wignacourt towers are a series of large coastal watchtowers built in Malta by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1620. A total of six towers of this type were constructed, four of which survive.
0.8 miNW
Temple
Buġibba Temple, Buġibba
21 min walk • Buġibba Temple is a megalithic temple on the border of Buġibba and Qawra towns, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. A hotel was built on the grounds of the temple.
~1380 ftN
Forts and castles
Ximenes Redoubt, Buġibba
7 min walk • Ximenes Redoubt is a redoubt in Salina Bay, Naxxar, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1715-1716 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands, and it was originally called Salina Right Redoubt.
1 miN
Tower
Qawra Tower, Buġibba
27 min walk • Qawra Tower, also known as Qawra Point Tower or Fra Ben Tower, is a small watchtower in Qawra, limits of St. Paul's Bay, Malta. It was completed in 1638 as the fourth of the Lascaris towers. An artillery battery was built around the tower in 1715. Today, the tower and battery are a restaurant.
1 miSW
Museum, Vernacular architecture
San Pawl Milqi, Buġibba
27 min walk • San Pawl Milqi is the ruin of a Roman-period agricultural villa and a pagan temple, the most extensive to have ever been unearthed in Malta.
~1610 ftW
Valley
Wied il-Għasel, Buġibba
8 min walk • Wied il-Għasel is a valley in Mosta, Malta. Several caves are located within the valley, one of which is occupied by the Chapel of St Paul the Hermit. The Maltese Victoria lines also go through the valley. Multiple walking paths and vistas are also accessible.
0.8 miNE
Historical place, View point, Tower
Għallis Tower, Naxxar
22 min walk • Għallis Tower, originally known as Torre delle Saline, is a small watchtower in Salina, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was completed in 1658 as the second of the De Redin towers. Today, the tower is in good condition.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Għallis Battery, Buġibba
32 min walk • Għallis Battery, also known as Pondéves Battery, was an artillery battery in Magħtab, limits of Naxxar, Malta. It was built in 1715–1716 by the Order of Saint John as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the Maltese Islands. The battery has been largely destroyed, but some remains can still be seen.

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Which popular attractions are close to Salina Catacombs?

Nearby attractions include Ximenes Redoubt, Buġibba (7 min walk), Wied il-Għasel, Buġibba (8 min walk), BirdPark Malta, St. Paul's Bay (9 min walk), Tal-Qadi Temple, Buġibba (15 min walk).

How to get to Salina Catacombs by public transport?

The nearest stations to Salina Catacombs:

Bus

Ghasfur • Lines: 212, 222, 225, 49 (4 min walk)
Il-Qawra - Boxxla • Lines: 186, 212, 221, 223, 280, 45, N11, X3 (9 min walk)