Fort Delimara
The fort was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British. The main gate carries a date of 1881, but this is the date of completion of the gatehouse, not the commissioning of the fort.
Fort Delimara was one of a ring of forts and batteries that protected Marsaxlokk harbour, along with Fort Tas-Silġ at the shoreward end of Delimara point, Fort San Lucian on Kbira point in the middle of Marsaxlokk bay, Fort Benghisa on Benghisa Point, and the Pinto and Ferreti batteries on the shores of Marsaxlokk Bay.
The nearby 17th century Delimara Tower was demolished to clear Fort Delimara's line of fire.
In 1956 the fort was stripped of the majority of its artillery. Soon after, the fort was abandoned for a considerable period, and in 1975 it was leased by the Government of Malta to a local farmer, who used it to raise pigs from 1982 to 2005.[1]
After protracted negotiations, ownership of Fort Delimara was transferred to Heritage Malta on 11 August 2005. The agency pays an annual rent of €764 to the government for the fort.[2] Despite the pigs and a considerable amount of modern debris, the fort still retains four of its original complement of fourteen Victorian 12.5-inch 38 ton rifled muzzle-loading guns mounted on dwarf carriages.
Heritage Malta intends to restore the site to its former condition, and open it to the public as a museum and tourist site, but it lacks the funds to do so.
MALTA: Marsaxlokk, Tas-Silġ and Delimara
In this photo-video, we visit the south of Malta. We start with Tas-Silg, visit Delimara and then we go to the picturesque fishing village of Marsaxlokk where we do some shopping at the flee market. The film Agora was filmed here and we'll see the film location with its buildings under contruction.
Photos by Choy Hong (Jasmine) Grech
Video by Alfred & Jasmine Grech, Mosta, Malta
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The bowels of Fort Delimara - Malta
A short walk through the darkness of the tunnels beneath the late-19th century Fort Delimara - first leading to the counterscarp batteries, then to visit the four remaining 12.5-inch 38-ton muzzle-loading guns that used to protect the entrance to Marsaxlokk Harbour.
MARSAXLOKK - THE FISHING VILLAGE
Marsaxlokk Bay is Malta's second largest natural harbour. It is the best place to see the colourful, traditional Maltese fishing boats, the Luzzus, with the mythical eye painted on their prows.
The village is the Islands' main fishing harbour; its Sunday fish market a fascinating insight into local life and a traditional industry. The stalls brim with the night's catch - fish of all shapes, colours and sizes. The village itself has many good fish restaurants. Marsaxlokk derives its name from the Arabic word marsa, meaning harbour, and Maltese for the south-easterly Mediterranean wind, the Xlokk (Sirocco in Italian). Marsaxlokk, with its sheltered habour, was an easy landing place for pirates and the Ottoman Turks. It was here that the Ottoman Turks landed for an attack which ended in the Great Siege of 1565. Napoleon's army landed here in 1798; and in recent times, the harbour was the scene of the Bush-Gorbachev Summit,1989.
The headland to the left of the Bay is Delimara Point. It has two attractive, secluded rocky inlets suitable for swimming: Peter's Pool; and the furthermost part of the headland. Fort Delimara, on the west of the peninsula, was built by the British in 1881 to guard the entrance to Marsaxlokk Bay.
Fort Delimara in 2019
Fort Delimara was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British. The main gate carries a date of 1881, but this is the date of completion of the gatehouse, not the commissioning of the fort.
Fort Delimara was a one of a ring of forts and batteries that protected Marsaxlokk harbour, along with Fort Tas-Silg at the shoreward end of Delimara point, Fort St Lucian on Kbira point in the middle of Marsaxlokk bay, Fort Benghisa on Benghisa Point, and the Pinto and Ferreti batteries on the shores of Marsaxlokk Bay.
In 1956 the fort was stripped of the majority of its artillery. Soon after, the fort was abandoned for a considerable period, and in 1975 it was leased by the Malta Government to a local farmer, who used it to raise pigs for fifteen years.
After protracted negotiations, ownership of Fort Delimara was transferred to Heritage Malta on August 11, 2005. Despite the pigs and a considerable amount of modern debris, the fort remains in decent condition, and still retains four of its original complement of fourteen Victorian 12.5-inch 38 ton rifled muzzle-loading guns.
Heritage Malta intends to restore the site to its former condition, and open it to the public as a museum and tourist site.
Fort Delimara - Phantom 3 Drone
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Fort Delimara is a polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. It was built between 1876 and 1888 by the British as part of a chain of fortifications intended to protect Marsaxlokk Harbour.
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The fish market in Marsaxlokk has an amazing view. Here is located one of the most coloured places in Malta, full by fishing boats. On sundays the fish market gathers a lot of tourists for it´s international fame.
Marsaxlook is a small town and picturesque on the southest coast of the Maltese Islands. It has a population around 3,000 people and is known as the fishing village.
The fame of Marsaxlokk is because for gondolas used for fishing throughout the archipelago, known as Luzzu. They are boats that are still used for the fishing of the 'lampuki', a fish from the Mediterranean that is caught between middle August and until the end of December, and that represents one of the most consumed fish in Malta, present in several traditional foods.
If you want to see the roots of the archipelago and at the same time enjoy of the attractive and colorful architecture, that place its in Marsaxlokk.
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Quick glimpse from the sea of the casemates of the Delimara Fort
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