Fort Delimara

If you’re into military strategy, artillery and historical warfare, then Fort Delimara is truly the place for you. Located at Delimara Point, the fort was one of a ring of forts and batteries that protected Marsaxlokk Harbour, along with Fort Tas-Silġ, Fort San Luċjan and Fort Bengħajsa. Fort Delimara was constructed between 1876 and 1878 as a flankless fortification. On its outskirts, it included a dry ditch and three counter-scarp galleries. The main gate was completed in 1881, as the date inscribed above it reads. On the inside of the gate are separate accesses to the Communication Passage, Casemates Passage and the Parade Ground. The latter is very large when compared to other Victorian fortifications and comprises several barrack blocks . The fort’s original armament of six 38-ton RML guns was only superseded in size by the 100-ton guns of Fort Rinella and Fort Cambridge. Four of these guns are still in situ, being the last remaining examples in the world still standing on their or