St. Lucian Fort

Per difendersi dagli attacchi dei turchi e dei pirati, al limite della baia di Marsaxlokk venne costruito questo forte intorno al 1600. E' imponente e in posizione estremamente strategica. Il forte San Luciano fu in un secondo tempo arricchito con torrette ed alla fine divenne il secondo forte più grande dell'isola. Oggi non è sempre visitabile perché svolge la funzione di centro ricerche, ma se avete intenzione di farci un salto potrete chiedere informazioni all'ufficio turistico per saperne di più sugli orari di apertura. Nonostante gli edifici e le gru del porto sulla penisola non siano così particolari, l'acqua del mare, appena sotto il forte, è cristallina e con le temperature alte di Malta, un bagno è consigliatissimo!

To defend themselves from the attacks of the Turks and pirates, to the limit of Marsaxlokk Bay this fort was built around 1600. And 'impressive and extremely strategic position. The fort San Luciano was later enriched with turrets and eventually became the second largest island fort. Today it is not always visited because acts as a research center, but if you are going to give us a jump can ask for information at the tourist office to find out more about opening times. Despite the buildings and harbor cranes on the peninsula are not so particular, the water of the sea, just below the fort, and is crystal clear with high temperatures of Malta, a bath is highly recommended!

Le fort Saint Lucien fut construit sous les ordres du Grand Maître français Adrien de Wignacourt en 1610 afin de protéger l'entrée de la baie de Marsaxlokk. La réalisation revint à Vittorio Cassar. Le fort tire son patronyme de la paroisse où Wignacourt avait été baptisé. Les créneaux étaient équipés d'une batterie de canons de bronze. Dès 1614 le fort entra en service et refoula l'invasion d'une flotte de 60 navires ottomans. Mais en 1798, il ne put s'opposer au débarquement des troupes de Bonaparte. Aujourd'hui le bâtiment abrite un centre de recherches : le Malta Aquaculture Research Centre qui a une Unité de réhabilitation d'une tortue marine et un petit aquarium d'espèces de mer. Ouvert au public le samedi à 10 heures et à 11 heures.

Fort St. Lucien was built on the orders of the Grand Matre franais Adrien de Wignacourt in 1610 to protect the entrance to Marsaxlokk Bay. The realization came Vittorio Cassar. The fort takes its surname of the parish o t Wignacourt was baptized. The battlements quips were a battery of bronze cannons. Ds 1614 the fort came on and drove back the invasion of an Ottoman fleet of 60 ships. But in 1798, he could not oppose the dbarquement troops of Bonaparte. The building now houses a research center: the Malta Aquaculture Research Centre which has a rhabilitation Unit of a sea turtle and a small aquarium of sea species Open to the public on Saturday, 10 hours and 11 hours..