Torri Mamo Marsascala Malta
Although referred to as a tower this building was a fortified country residence built by the Mamo family in 1657 as protection against invading pirates from nearby St Thomas Bay.
The building has a unique shape with sixteen sides. On entering one finds a beautiful round domical-roofed room leading to four smaller rooms forming the four arms of the cross. On the left-hand side a staircase leads to the roof with wide views over the bay and surrounding countryside.
A two-metre ditch surrounds the Tower and there was formerly a draw-bridge. In the ditch there is a 4th-century Roman tomb which was probably originally from the Phoenician period. Over the years the Tower has had many owners. It was inherited by Lord Strickland, Prime Minister of Malta from 1927-33 and was then sold. In 1940 it was taken over by the British military authorities as a regional headquarters, and a pill box was constructed on the roof.
It was subsequently rented to a family from Zejtun but due to severe deterioration they gave up the lease in 1987. It was then handed over to Din l-Art Helwa by the Ministry for Culture, and a study of repairs required to the external walls was made in 1988, and deteriorated stone masonry was replaced. Pilasters were erected to be able to install a gate at the entrance from the road. Between 1994-95 flagstones were laid on the floor and the restoration of the external walls as well as the installation of internal and external lighting was completed.
Mamo Tower, Marsascala, Malta
A tower built in 1657 by the Mamo family as a fortified home to guard against incursions by enemy forces.
TBS Discovery flight at Torri Mamo Marsaskala
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Torri Mamo
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Marsascala Malta Aerial View HD 4K - BHV
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Torre Mamo Malta
This is a Tower which was built by commision of the order of st John to protect the farmers working in the fields of the area from being kidnapped and sold as slaves from the pirates .
Impressions of Marsascala, Malta
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Munxar Point, St. Thomas Bay, Marsascala, Malta.
Il-Ponta tal-Munxar is a point and is located in Marsaskala, Malta. The estimate terrain elevation above seal level is 28 metres.
MALTA: Birżebbuġa, Pretty Bay, Borġ in-Nadur Temple, Marsascala, St Thomas Bay
Birzebbuga is a fishing village on the south of Malta. It has a modern church and adorned with beautiful seaside areas. Here we find the Freeport which is one of the main industries in Malta and many containers pass through this port. We find some historic sites and buildings, amongst which the old St George's Church and the remains of the prehistoric temple of Borg in-Nadur.
St George's Church (1575, reopened in 1683). In the earth nearby are traces of prehistoric cart ruts.
Borg-in-Nadur Prehistoic Temple ruins not only reveal 4-apse temple (c.2500-2000 BC ) but also a fortified, Bronze Age domestic settlement. The settlement was fortified with megalithic wall facing inland. The remains of a large, defensive wall lie nearby, running across the head of a promontory between two valleys leading down to two bays.
Pretty Bay: This is a man made beach which has become a popular spot for many Maltese.
Traces of Bronze Age huts and other materials were discovered lying just behind the wall.
Marsascala or Wied il-Ghajn:
Marsascala is a modest sea-side village in Malta that has grown up around the small harbour at the head of Marsascala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek. The bay is sheltered to the north by Ras iż-Żonqor, the south-east corner of Malta, and to the south by the headland of Ras il-Gżira.
The Razzett tal-Hbiberija is a charity organization which cares for people with special needs. Their grounds include a zoo using the animals as therapy for children. They also have a swimming pool used as a hydroptherapy and other facilities. Every Sunday a flea market is held and to help support the organization.
St Thomas Bay
A beautiful and popular beach on the south of Malta.
Torri Tal Ghallis - Malta
Għallis Tower was built in 1658 on the eastern shore of Għallis Point (Maltese: Ras l-Għallis), commanding the entrance to Salina Bay along with Qawra Tower, one of the Lascaris towers. The tower was built on or near the site of a medieval watch post. It follows the standard design of the De Redin towers, having a square plan with two floors and a turret on the roof. The external wall is made of upper coralline limestone which is weather resistant while the inner wall is made of the softer globogerina limestone. It originally had a garrison consisting of a bombardier and three gunners, who manned a three-pounder iron cannon.
During the British period, Għallis Tower was modified by opening a doorway at ground level and the insertion of roof slabs.
On 16 July 1955 Toninu Aquilina, 35, was found dead in the well of the tower. It was a case of a murder.
Il Munxar, Marsascala
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St. Thomas Tower - Marsascala [4K]
St.Thomas Tower - Marsascala
Saint Thomas Tower was built above the shore on the seaward face of the headland of il-Hamriga in Marsaskala. It is a substantial fortification intended to prevent the landing of troops in the sheltered anchorages of Marsaskala Creek and St Thomas Bay. Construction of the tower was approved in July 1614, at the time of the raid of Żejtun, in which an Ottoman fleet managed to land at St Thomas Bay. The tower was named after a chapel dedicated to St Thomas which stood close to where the tower now lies. It cost 13,450 scudi, 6 tari and 4 grani to build, making it the second most expensive Wignacourt tower, after Saint Mary's Tower.
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Lookout - Malta's coastal watch towers
An aerial look at the island's 'early warning' system developed by the Order of St John in the 17th Century
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San Lucjan Fort, Malta
San Lucjan Fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta and the surrounding area. The fort was built by order of Grand Master Alof de Wignacourt between 1610 and 1611, and was originally armed with six strong bronze cannons. It was surrounded by a dry ditch and had a drawbridge. Grand Master Wignacourt was baptised in France, in a church dedicated to St. Lucjan and therefore dedicated the fort to his patron saint. The fort was enlarged and strengthened by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan and named Fort Rohan in 1796. During the invasion of Malta by the French in 1798, Fort St. Lucjan was one of the few forts to offer resistance to the forces of Napoleon.
In 1876 under the governorship of Van Stranbenzee, the fort was modernised and fitted with strong iron coastal muzzle-loading guns on the newly constructed outer defenses. In 1964 the fort was handed over to the Maltese government. In 1988 it was allocated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries in order to accommodate the newly set up National Aquaculture Centre. On the 29 August 2001 the Centre was renamed as the Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences due to its expansion in research related to capture fisheries along with aquaculture.
Sunrise Marsascala Malta
A 4k short video of sunrise in Marsascala Malta filmed with Phantom 4
Red Tower- Malta
Saint Agatha's Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' Sant'Agata), also known as the Red Tower (Maltese: Torri l-Aħmar), Mellieħa Tower (Maltese: Torri tal-Mellieħa) or Fort Saint Agatha (Maltese: Forti Sant'Agata), is a large bastioned watchtower in Mellieħa, Malta. It was built between 1647 and 1649, as the sixth of the Lascaris towers. The tower's design is completely different from the rest of the Lascaris towers, but it is similar to the earlier Wignacourt towers. St. Agatha's Tower was the last large bastioned tower to be built in Malta.