One day in Birkirkara, Malta

A day through Birkirkara’s best-known sights that lie close together: Parish Church of Saint Mary, San Anton Palace, Our Saviour's Church, Lija, Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan, Church of St Mary and Wignacourt Arch. 6 stops, about 4 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.

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The route

  1. Parish Church of Saint MaryTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. San Anton PalacePalace · 0.7 km on from Parish Church of Saint Mary · On the map
  3. Our Saviour's Church, LijaTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from San Anton Palace · On the map
  4. Parish Church of the Annunciation, BalzanTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Our Saviour's Church, Lija · On the map
  5. Church of St MaryTemple or shrine · 1.1 km on from Parish Church of the Annunciation, Balzan · On the map
  6. Wignacourt ArchMonument · 1.1 km on from Church of St Mary · On the map

6 stops, 6.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 14 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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