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Fort St. Angelo

Fort St Angelo stands at the tip of the Birgu peninsula overlooking the Grand Harbour. Its route interprets the fort’s medieval, Hospitaller, military and later naval uses, as well as its role in controlling access to the harbour.

Fort St Angelo and Birgu fortifications facing the Grand Harbour.
Photo by Xwejnusgozo (montage)Berthold Werner, Ies, Mboesch, MrPanyGoff and Sudika (original photos) Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
The place

What makes it special

  • Explore the fort’s successive historical uses.
  • Platforms and views reveal the fort’s relationship to the opposite shores of the harbour.
Fort St. Angelo
Photo by Frank Vincentz Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0
Fort St. Angelo
Photo by Diego Delso Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Fort St. Angelo

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Fort St Angelo and Birgu fortifications facing the Grand Harbour.

A day in Birgu, Senglea and Cospicua beside the Grand Harbour

The Three Cities let you explore the Grand Harbour from its quays, fortifications and two institutions that help explain who held power in Malta.

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Profile updated: 07/10/2026