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Open day at St Mark's Tower




The coastal watch tower at Qalet Marku, known as St Mark's Tower, will be open to the public on Sunday between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm.

Members of the historic representations group, the Compagnia San Michele '" Malta, in collaboration with Din l-Art "elwa will be showing visitors around the tower, explain its history and also show a number of reproductions of the period. The tower was built during the reign of Grand Master Martin de Redin who had extended the defences of the Order of St John by building thirteen coastal watchtowers between 1658 and 1659, eight of which still stand today.
Though in poor shape, the tower was still in use when the British arrived. It was modified then by the addition of an entrance at ground level.
Many interesting features are to be found in its surroundings at Qrejten Point, amongst which a British redoubt and the remains of a Roman road. Qrejten Point is also home to many natural habitats making it an important area for heritage and nature alike.
Din l-Art "elwa restored St Mark's Tower in 1998.

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