6 Sights in Mġarr, Malta (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Mġarr, Malta! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Mġarr. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Ta' Ħaġrat Temples

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The Ta' Ħaġrat temples in Mġarr, Malta are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with several other Megalithic temples. They are amongst the world's oldest religious sites. The larger Ta' Ħaġrat temple dates from the Ġgantija phase ; the smaller temple is dated to the Saflieni phase.

Wikipedia: Ta' Ħaġrat Temples (EN)

2. It-Tempji ta' Skorba

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It-Tempji ta' Skorba No machine-readable author provided. Ed89 assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Skorba temples are megalithic remains on the northern edge of Żebbiegħ, in the Northern Region of Malta, which have provided detailed and informative insight into the earliest periods of Malta's neolithic culture. The site was only excavated in the early 1960s, rather late in comparison to other megalithic sites, some of which had been studied since the early 19th century. The site's importance has led to its listing as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, a listing it shares with six other megalithic temples in Malta.

Wikipedia: Skorba Temples (EN)

3. Zamittello Palace

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Zamittello Palace Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Zamittello Palace, also known as Castello Zamittello or Zamittello Tower, is a 19th-century Victorian countryside folly on the outskirts of Mġarr, Malta, on the road leading to Ġnejna. It was built by Sir Giuseppe Nicola Zamitt and has remained in the same family for the past 200 years. Count Francis Sant Cassia, a cousin of the owner, was its last resident and was murdered outside the premises in 1988.

Wikipedia: Zammitello Palace (EN)

4. Roman Baths

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Roman Baths Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths were discovered in 1929 during government works to cap a fresh water spring in the area. This spring, or a similar one, might explain why the baths, which needed a constant flow of large amounts of water, were built in Għajn Tuffieħa, Mġarr, Malta.

Wikipedia: Għajn Tuffieħa Roman Baths (EN)

5. Fort Binġemma

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Fort Binġemma Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

Fort Binġemma is a polygonal fort in the limits of Rabat, Malta. It was built between 1875 and 1878 by the British as part of the Victoria Lines. The fort has been illegally occupied by the Buttigieg family since 2009, who occasionally use it as a restaurant. It is set on a hill of around 180m above sea level. Before the building of the fort, there was a Roman village on the site.

Wikipedia: Fort Binġemma (EN)

6. Santa Marija

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Santa MarijaTony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK / CC BY 2.0

The Parish Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic parish church in Mġarr, Malta, dedicated to the Assumption of Mary. It was constructed between 1912 and 1946 on the site of an earlier church which had existed since around 1400. The building has a large dome with an elliptical plan; this shape is said to have been chosen because of its similarity to an egg, so as to encourage residents to sell eggs to raise funds for its construction.

Wikipedia: Parish Church of the Assumption, Mġarr (EN)

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