Malta - Kalkara - Mill-Gir Ismin - Kalkara Creek

We visited Kalkara - Mill-Gir Ismin - Kalkara Creek during our visit to Malta in 2011

Kalkara - Mill-Gir Ismin - Kalkara Creek - Malta

Villa Bighi (centre) surrounded by Bighi Naval Hospital

Kalkara consists of two creeks that adjoin to the Grand Harbour of Valletta, Malta. These are respectively known as Rinella Creek (Rinella Bay) and Kalkara Creek.

Kalkara is also formed from two peninsulas, today known as Ricasoli Point named after the knight Fra Giovanni Francesco Ricasoli who financed a large part of the fortifications project (Formerly Gallows Point); with the Mediterranean Sea coast to the north of the breakwater and Rinella Creek to the south. Ricasoli Point is home to Fort Ricasoli, and Bighi Point with Rinella Creek to the north and Kalkara Creek to the south; home to Bighi Naval Hospital, Villa Bighi and Kalkara Boatyard, respectively.

Some historians believe that the land that today is known as Kalkara, was the first to be inhabited by the original inhabitants of Malta that arrived from the nearby island of Sicily. The idea behind this theory is that the previously mentioned creeks would have provided the primitive crafts of these emigrants with the first decent shelter after enduring heavy storms which at that time where present in the Mediterranean Sea.

Fortifications of Kalkara: Fort Ricasoli, Rampart of Wied Ghammieq, Fort Rinella and Fort St Rocco, also known as Fort St Roca on some maps

Churches of Kalkara: Church of Our Savior, Church of St Andrew The Apostle, St Nicholas Church, Wied Ghammieq Cemetery, Jewish Cemetery, Saint Joseph Parish Church, Commonwealth Cemetery, Capuchin Friars Convent

Attractions of Kalkara: Kalkara Promenade, Kalkara Boatyard (Traditional Maltese Boatbuilders), Rinella Bay (Swimming), Malta Film Studios

Historical Sites of Kalkara: Villa Portelli, Villa Bighi, Bighi Naval Hospital