Żabbar

Worth seeing in and around Żabbar

7 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.

1. 01
   University 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.

   5.7 km · university in Malta · Wikipedia
2. 02
   St. 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.

   3.2 km · cathedral in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia
3. 03
   National 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.

   3.2 km · national library · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Grandmaster'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.

   3.2 km · palace · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Għar Dalam

   Għar Dalam [A] is a 144-metre long phreatic tube and cave, located in the outskirts of Birżebbuġa, Malta. The cave contains the bones of animals that lived on Malta during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs.

   4.6 km · cave · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Our 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.

   3.2 km · church in Valletta, Malta · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Fort 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.

   2.5 km · fort in Malta · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Church of Our Lady of Graces

   The building was started in 1641 and was completed around 1718.

2. 02
   Żabbar Sanctuary Museum

   Its artifacts span from prehistory to modern contemporary.

3. 03
   Hompesch Gate

   This commemorative arch was built in 1801 to commemorate its status as a city, Mediatrix Place (War Memorial, Hompesch Monument and Mgr.

4. 04
   Fort Leonardo

   It was built between 1872 and 1878 by the British above the shore east of Grand Harbour.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Il-Foss

   It is the home of Ħaż-Żabbar's main football team, Zabbar St.

From Wikivoyage: Żabbar, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

1. 01
   Mevlana Kebab House

   Great food, reasonable prices and friendly staff.

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Getting to Żabbar

Airports

Malta (MLA), 5 km · Catania-Fontanarossa (CTA), 183 km · Falcone–Borsellino (PMO), 286 km

Stations

Malta International Airport, 5.9 km · Marsaxlokk, 4 km · Ħamrun, 4.5 km · Grand Harbour, 2.8 km · Marsamxett Harbour, 3.8 km

• Catania → Żabbar

  186 km · quickest by road, 4h 37m · €22–31
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• Palermo → Żabbar

  270 km · quickest by road, 7h 9m · €35–49
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• Tripoli → Żabbar

  355 km · quickest by air, 4h 57m · $190–290
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