Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Birkirkara, Malta

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 8.6 km
Ascend 210 m
Descend 208 m

Explore Birkirkara in Malta with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Birkirkara

Sight 1: Madonna Tal-Herba

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba is a Roman Catholic church in Birkirkara, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary. It was constructed at various stages between the early 17th century and the 1920s, on the site of an earlier church which had existed since at least 1575.

Wikipedia: Sanctuary of Our Lady of Tal-Ħerba (EN)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Parish Church of Saint Helen

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St Helen's Basilica is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church situated in Birkirkara, Malta. It is built on the baroque design by Salvu Borg and built by Mason Domenico Cachia. The design was inspired, and is similar, to the Mdina Cathedral by Lorenzo Gafa. It was built to replace the role of the main old Parish Church of St. Mary that was damaged in the 1856 earthquake. It eventually became the Collegiate Church and then a Minor Basilica. The current parish archpriest is Mons Louis Suban.

Wikipedia: St Helen's Basilica (EN)

1591 meters / 19 minutes

Sight 3: Ir-Razzett ta' Xindi

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Ta' Xindi Farmhouse, also known as the Ta' Xindi Headquarters and Kappara Outpost, is an 18th-century farmhouse built during the Order of St. John in San Ġwann, Malta. It was originally designed to be a farmhouse but went through different adaptive reuse.

Wikipedia: Ta' Xindi Farmhouse (EN)

1901 meters / 23 minutes

Sight 4: Gzira Parish Church

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Gzira Parish Church Frank Vincentz / CC BY-SA 3.0

The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or simply known as the Carmelite Church is a Doric Roman Catholic parish church located in Gżira, Malta.

Wikipedia: Carmelite Parish Church, Gżira (EN)

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Orpheum

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The Orpheum Theatre is a building situated in Gżira, Malta. It was designed in 1932 by the Maltese architect Harold J. Borg (1908–1981), then still in his early twenties, to the design of Art Nouveau with Spanish features.

Wikipedia: Orpheum Theatre (Malta) (EN)

636 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 6: Holy Trinity Church

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The Church of the Holy Trinity is a Church of England church in Sliema, Malta which was built to resemble an English village church and opened in 1866.

Wikipedia: Church of the Holy Trinity, Sliema (EN)

498 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 7: Parish Church Of Sacre Cuor

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The Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart in Sliema, Malta was founded in 1877, and has been a parish church since 1918.

Wikipedia: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish Church (EN), Website

507 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 8: Stella Maris Parish Church

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Stella Maris Parish Church

The Stella Maris Parish Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in Sliema, Malta. It is the matrice of the other parish churches in Sliema and Gżira being the oldest parish church dating from 1878.

Wikipedia: Stella Maris Church, Sliema (EN)

431 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Sliema Point Battery

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Sliema Point Battery, also known as Fort Sliema, is an artillery battery in Sliema, Malta. It was built by the British between 1872 and 1876. The battery stands on the peninsula that separates Marsamxett Harbour from St. Julian's Bay. The battery was later used as a searchlight position, and it is now a restaurant known as Il-Fortizza.

Wikipedia: Sliema Point Battery (EN)

735 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Michele Rua (1837–1910)

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Michele Rua (1837–1910)

Michele Rua was an Italian Catholic priest and professed member of the Salesians of Don Bosco. Rua was a student under Don Bosco and was also the latter's first collaborator in the order's founding as well as one of his closest friends. He served as the first Rector Major of the Salesians following Bosco's death in 1888. He was responsible for the expansion of the Salesians and the order had grown to a significant degree around the world at the time he died. Rua served as a noted spiritual director and leader for the Salesians known for his austerities and rigid adherence to the rule. It was for this reason that he was nicknamed "the living rule".

Wikipedia: Michele Rua (EN)

16 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 11: Alfons M. Galea (1861–1941)

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Alfons M. Galea (1861–1941)

Alfons Maria Galea, known as Mr. Fons, was a Maltese Senator, Senator and author.

Wikipedia: Alfons Maria Galea (MT)

744 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 12: Our Lady of Mount Carmel

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The Parish Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, or simply known as the Carmelite Church or Balluta Parish Church, is a neo-gothic Roman Catholic parish church located in Balluta Bay in the town of St Julian's, Malta.

Wikipedia: Carmelite Church, Balluta (EN)

1126 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 13: Bible Baptist Church

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The Bible Baptist Church is a Baptist church located in Gżira, Malta.

Wikipedia: Bible Baptist Church, Gżira (EN)

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