Gżira
Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta.
Gżira is a town in the Eastern Region of Malta. It is located between Msida and Sliema, also bordering on Ta' Xbiex. It has a population of 12,504 according to NSO 2024 figures. The word Gżira means "island" in Maltese, and the town is named after Manoel Island which lies to the east of Gżira, between the Sliema peninsula and Valletta. The seafront of Gżira has views of the walled city of Valletta, which is illuminated at night, forming a backdrop to Manoel Island, the yacht marina and a seafront public garden. The hamlet of Kappara is located close to Gżira. The Orpheum Theatre is located in Gżira.
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Worth seeing in and around Gżira
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01University of Malta
The University of Malta is a public research university in the towns of Msida and Valletta, Malta. It serves as Malta's flagship and national university.
1 km · university in Malta · Wikipedia - 02St. John's Co-Cathedral
St John's Co-Cathedral is a Catholic co-cathedral in Valletta, Malta, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist. It was built by the Order of St.
1.8 km · cathedral in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 03National Library of Malta
The National Library of Malta, often known as the Bibliotheca, is a reference library in Republic Square, Valletta, Malta. It was founded by Grand Master Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc in 1776 out of the collections of the knight Louis Guérin de Tencin.
1.9 km · national library · Wikipedia - 04Grandmaster's Palace
The Grandmaster's Palace, officially known as The Palace, is a palace in Valletta, Malta. It was built between the 16th and 18th centuries as the palace of the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, who ruled Malta from 1530 to 1798, and was also known as the Magisterial Palace.
1.9 km · palace · Wikipedia - 05Our Lady of Victory Church
The Our Lady of Victory Church, formerly known as the Saint Anthony the Abbot Church, was the first church and building completed in Valletta, Malta. In 1566, following the Great Siege of Malta, Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette and his Order showed interest to build a church in the name of the Nativity of the Virgin as a form of thanksgiving; the construction was funded by de Valette.
1.8 km · church in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 06Fort Ricasoli
Fort Ricasoli is a bastioned fort in Kalkara, Malta, which was built by the Order of Saint John between 1670 and 1698. The fort occupies a promontory known as Gallows' Point and the north shore of Rinella Bay, commanding the entrance to the Grand Harbour along with Fort Saint Elmo.
2.9 km · fort in Malta · Wikipedia - 07Church of St Catherine of Italy, Valletta
The Church of St Catherine of Alexandria, commonly known as the Church of St Catherine of Italy is a Roman Catholic church in Valletta, Malta. It was built by the Hospitaller Langue of Italy and it serves as the parish church of the Italian community of Malta.
1.8 km · church building in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 08St Paul's Pro-Cathedral
St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, officially The Pro-Cathedral and Collegiate Church of Saint Paul, is an Anglican pro-cathedral of the Diocese in Europe situated in Independence Square, Valletta, Malta. A "pro-cathedral" is a church with cathedral status though not being the main cathedral.
1.6 km · cathedral · Wikipedia - 09Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The Basilica of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Carmelite Roman Catholic minor basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel, located in Valletta, Malta. It is one of the major churches of Valletta, and forms part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site which includes the entire city.
1.7 km · church in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia - 10National Museum of Archaeology
The National Museum of Archaeology is a Maltese archaeological museum located in Valletta, with artefacts from Maltese prehistory, Phoenician times and a notable numismatic collection. It is managed by Heritage Malta.
1.7 km · archaeology museum in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia
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Getting to Gżira
- Airports
- Malta (MLA), 7 km · Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA), 181 km · Falcone–Borsellino (PMO), 282 km
- Stations
- Ħamrun, 2.1 km · Grand Harbour, 2.2 km · Marsamxett Harbour, 1.3 km
- Catania → Gżira184 km · quickest by road, 4h 31m · €22–31
- Palermo → Gżira265 km · quickest by road, 7h 3m · €34–48
- Tripoli → Gżira356 km · quickest by air, 5h 1m · $190–300
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No local-transport research exists yet for Gżira
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gżira. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inA ferry regularly (each half hour between 08:00 and 18:00 and later on special occasions such as Notto Bianco) crosses the harbour between Sliema and Valletta.
- Get inA one-way ticket for the five-minute journey costs about €1.20; there are also two or three water taxis plying the same route.
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