It-Torri ta' San Luċjan — Attraction in Marsaxlokk

On your way from Marsaxlokk to Birżebbuġa you will reach Saint Lucian Tower. This is the second largest watchtower in Malta, after Saint Thomas Tower. Fort was built by the Order of Saint John. Like many places, this is also associated with a local legend that says that Saint John appeared to a woman in a dream and advised her to tell the Grand Master to fortify the area around Marsaxlokk to prevent an Ottoman attack. The woman told the parish priest, who passed this on to the bishop, who told the Grand Master Alof de Vignacourt, who did not take it seriously. Legend has it that the attack did indeed occur that summer. Vignacourt therefore ordered the construction of the Tower of Saint Lucian, which was eventually built between 1610 and 1611 Today, the tower and fort are used by the Malta Aquaculture Research Centre. Unfortunately, when we were there it was closed and we couldn't go inside. But for sure it is interesting place to see because of the view. You can't go inside the fort, but you can walk around, enjoy the panoramic view on this area. Again, nice contrast between yellow stone, blue sea and green grass and bushes...

Fort San Lucian (Maltese: Forti San Luċjan), also known as Saint Lucian Tower (Maltese: Torri ta' San Luċjan) or Fort Rohan (Maltese: Forti Rohan), is a large bastioned watchtower and polygonal fort in Marsaxlokk, Malta. The original tower was built by the Order of Saint John between 1610 and 1611, being the second of six Wignacourt towers. An artillery battery was added in around 1715, and the complex was upgraded into a fort in the 1790s. In the 1870s, the fort was rebuilt by the British in the polygonal style. Saint Lucian Tower is the second largest watchtower in Malta, after Saint Thomas Tower. Today, the tower and fort are used by the Malta Aquaculture...

The view of The St.Lucians Tower when you walk around it is unique but as it lies within a harbourbay that view goes out to the container ships and cranes. The tower lies a dozend meters above sea level and dry bushes as well as some Oleander bushes surrounding it. Its not a spectacular place but if you want to make a morning run from birzebugga to Marsaslox - its a lovely run along the promenade, a relatively empty connecting street and a path...