Ta’ Xbiex - Ta’ Xbiex

Ta 'Xbiex harbor
Ta’ Xbiex
DistrictNorthern Harbor District
Residents
1.804 (2014)
height
20 m
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Ta’ Xbiex

Ta’ Xbiex is a community in Northern Harbor District from Malta.

background

The community Ta’ Xbiex In 1993, with the reorganization of local administrations, it received its own "Local Council", and since 1969 the parish had been independent.

Whether the name of the place comes from the eastern location or the fishing nets (xbiek stands for "net") of the former fishing village is still unclear.

The municipality on the peninsula is surrounded on both sides by marinas, some of which belong to the neighboring municipalities. As everywhere in Malta, the urban areas can merge from one street to the next, so that the municipal boundaries are barely recognizable to an outsider.

In the south the area of Msida in the north is adjacent to Ta ’Xbiex Gżira, which also includes the peninsula Manoel Island belongs.

getting there

By plane

The 1 Malta International Airport located in Luqa about eight and a half kilometers southeast.

By bus

The bus routes X4 / X5 operate as express lines from the airport until around 11 p.m. Valetta (or to the central bus station in Floriana at the gates of Valletta), from there the line runs 15 according to Ta’Xbiex, the lines 12, 13 lead past near the center Sliema.

On the website of Arriva there is a simple one General plan, but also all timetables for download.

In the street

From the airport Luqa from one arrives on the main road 1 above Marsa and Msida to Ta’ Xbiex, alternatively can be across the main road 8 above Qormi, the underpass under Santa Verena and the Triq Regjonali be driven.

By boat

You can moor your private yacht at the marinas around Ta ’Xbiex. The ferry boat between Valletta and Sliema It runs across Marsamxett Harbor from Sliema, which is within walking distance.

With the yacht

Msida Marina
  • 1  Msida Marina, Creek Developments Plc, 53/1 Ta 'Xbiex Seafront, Msida MSD 1515 (in the Msida Creek south of the Ta ’Xbiex peninsula). Tel.: 356 2133 7049, Fax: 356 2133 7048, Email: . Tel. Marina Security 356 7933 7249, VHF Channel 13, 720 berths.Open: Office Mon-Fri 8.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m., 1 p.m.-5 p.m., Wed mornings only, Sat only in the summer season 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Sun closed.
Boats from the Schengen area are allowed to moor directly, a list and the passports of the entire crew must be presented to the person in charge upon arrival
Customs and Immigration Office. Tel.: 356 2134 2396 (Customs), 356 2133 5691 (Immigration). Open: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-5 p.m. resp. the following working day.
. Pets brought along must be registered in accordance with the regulations on the website.

mobility

The best way to get around locally is on foot or by bus. The traffic routing takes some getting used to and is opaque for non-locals.

Tourist Attractions

  • the city Ta’ Xbiex on the peninsula is from the road Ix-Xatt Ta’Xbiex circled the street Triq I-Abate Rigord leads past the peninsula as a bypass.
In the south of the peninsula lies the Msida Marina, in the north the Manoel Island Yacht Marina.
  • the parish church 1 St. John of the Cross is more recent. The foundation stone for the church was laid in 1949 on a piece of land donated by Baron Pietru Pawl Testaferrata Moroni Viani, which was built in 1954/58 and looked after by Carmelite monks. Inside, a 4.2 m high steel cross is worth seeing.
  • A number of foreign embassies are located in Ta ’Xbiex, otherwise a number of service companies have their headquarters here.
  • During the Second World War, the headquarters of the Royal Navy Coastal Forces with their speedboats and torpedo boats were housed here in four villas; In accordance with the practice of the Royal Navy to also use ship names to designate land installations, the location was named HMS Gregale designated.

Gżira

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Madonna picture
Gnien il-Kunsill ta 'l-Ewropa
  • the community Gżira joins Ta 'Xbiex in the north. The peninsula is also part of the municipality Manoel Island. The city district, which was still considered a red light district in the last century during the English colonial era, has been transformed by demolishing old houses and fashionable new buildings with condominiums into a business and residential area that benefits from the nearby university and the Mater Dei hospital.
The streets of the hexagonal old town meet in a star shape at a traffic circle.
  • the parish church 2 Our Lady of Mount Carmel or "tal-Ġebla" was built for the growing population of Gżira in 1921/35 under Antonio Sammut. Its name "Madonna of the Stone" ("tal-Ġebla") comes from an episode in 1902. Drunken sailors wanted to gain entry to a bar at midnight, when the landlord refused to allow them, they threw stones at the building. One of the stones broke through the glass pane of a frame with a picture of the Madonna and got stuck in glass without destroying the picture. Since he was stuck in the unusual position until the next day despite the strong wind, the image of the Madonna was brought to the priest in nearby Sliema, who confirmed the miracle. The image of the Madonna and the stone are still kept in the parish church today.
  • the park 3 Gnien il-Kunsill ta 'l-Ewropa extends along the coastline between Ta 'Xbiex and Gżira, with an EU monument in the center.
  • behind it are the remains of the 4 Empire stagewhich is no longer used. This was true because of its unfamiliar playing surface made of hard-rolled sand for European clubs Empire Stadium among the opponents as "Hell of Gzira". After the last international game on Sept. 30, 1981, all games were played in the new national stadium in Ta 'Qali Attard relocated and left the site to decay.

Manoel Island

Fort Manoel: portal from the east
Fort Manoel
Manoel Island: Lazzaretto
Manoel Island: Duck Village

The island in Marsamxett Harbor, which is connected to the mainland by a bridge and dominated by Fort Manoel, also belongs to Gżira. It takes its name from the fort built by Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena.
The island was originally called "L'Isola del Vescovo" or "il-Gżira tal-Isqof" (the Bishops' Island), as it was acquired in Mdina in 1570 by the Bishop of Malta. In 1643 the island passed into the possession of the Order of St. John in exchange for a piece of land near Tal-Fidden in order to build a quarantine station there.
The idea of ​​a quarantine for crews of incoming ships had come to Malta with the Knights of the Order of St. John with their medical experience. As early as the plague of 1592, those affected were isolated in wooden buildings on the island. After buying the island in 1643, the "Lazaretto" built on the south bank of the island, the quarantine station and the hospital were expanded with warehouses. Under Sir Henry Frederick Bouverie, the Quran station was expanded in 1837/38 and a new hospital for plague victims was built. From this period there are also stables for the quarantine of cattle and a chapel from one of the cemeteries on Manoel Island.
Fort Manoel was built under Grand Master Manoel de Vilhena according to plans by Louis d'Augbigne Tigné in 1723/32. The classic fort is square with four corner bastions, bullet-proof troop accommodations were built on the land side, the powder magazines in the sea-side bastions. The main entrance with a gate building and a drawbridge was oriented towards Valletta. In the area of ​​the fort there is a baroque chapel dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua. A bronze statue of Grand Master de Vilhena originally placed in the courtyard was later moved to St. Anne Square in Floriana spent. During the Second World War the fort was used as a naval base for the Royal Navy and was called "HMS Talbot" or "HMS Phœnicia" (again, contrary to the name, it was not a seaworthy ship). The chapel of St. Anthony was largely destroyed by a hit.

  • There is a mini bird sanctuary in the access area behind the Manoel Island Bridge. in the 5 Duck Village the ducks of Marsamxett Harbor breed.
  • the buildings of the 6 Fort Manoel have largely been left to decay in the post-war period. In 2006/2009 renovation work was carried out and film recordings were made in the area of ​​the fort, and since October 2009 the fort has been open to the public again.
  • the buildings of the 7 Lazaretto, the quarantine station and the hospital building are on the south side of Manoel Island.

The currently running Restoration work aim on the one hand to preserve the buildings threatened by decay, on the other hand to use them as upscale accommodations, shops or entertainment establishments (e.g. as a casino).

activities

  • Walk along the waterfront ("The Strand" from Ta ’Xbiex to Sliema) and the various marinas
  • the historic buildings on Manoel Island (Fort Manoel and Lazaretto) are to be made accessible to the public again after the restoration.

shop

There are mainly shopping opportunities nearby Sliema.

kitchen

  • 1  Mamma Mia, Ta 'Xbiex Seafront, Ta' Xbiex. Tel.: 356 21 33 7248, 356 27 33 7248.
    : very popular restaurant with Maltese, maltes. / Italian kitchen, on the beach promenade with a great view over Msida Creek; Advance booking required on weekends, otherwise waiting times.

nightlife

accommodation

security

health

  • the nearby university clinic 1 Mater Dei Hospital in Msida runs an emergency room.

Practical advice

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