Fort Rinella

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PRICES & OPENING HOURS

THINGS TO DO

For a memorable day out visit Fort Rinella, home to the world's largest muzzle-loading cannon ever to be built! Step back into the past and re-live the glory of the Victorian age! The Fort is open to the public as a living-history museum where aspects from past military life are recreated through regular animated displays and historical re-enactments.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO

PLAN YOUR VISIT

DIRECTIONS TO FORT RINELLA

PARKING
Plenty of car parking space right next to the fort.

ROAD ACCESS
Fort Rinella is located on the eastern side of the Grand Harbour at Kalkara. It can be reached via all major roads to Cottonera (Three Cities) onto Kalkara following directional signs from Kalkara.

SAT NAV
Postcode: KKR 9063
Latitude: 35.8939528 Longitude: 14.5317789

BUS ACCESS
Fort Rinella is well served by bus No.3 to Kalkara from Valletta main station. It stops right outside its main gate. The frequency of this bus is every half hour from Mon to Sat and every hour on Sundays.

FACILITIES

FOOD AND DRINK
Refreshments are available throughout the day, all year round - selling sandwiches, snacks, hot and cold drinks. If you are adventurous ask for our soldier's menu complete with brown stew, hard tack biscuits, milk pudding and of course army tea.

TOILETS
Male and female toilets are located inside the fort.

MUSEUM
The fort is open to the public as a living-history museum. All parts of the fort, including the underground chambers and tunnels, may be visited.

EXHIBITION
The exhibition 'Soldiers of the Queen' focuses on Queen Victoria's Army from 1837 up to 1901. It features 3000 period objects ranging from original weaponry, uniforms and equipment including many rare items.

AUDIO TOURS
This attraction is equipped with free audio-guides in Arabic, English, Dutch, German, Maltese, Spanish, Russian, French, Danish, Chinese, Japanese and Italian. The Audio Tour is included in the admission price.

FAMILY FRIENDLY
BABY CHANGING FACILITIES
Male and female toilets located inside the fort.
BOTTLE/FOOD WARMING
Yes, please ask staff at the café.
CHILD SIZED PORTIONS
Please ask staff at the café.
PLAY AREAS
Plenty of space to run around and explore.
PUSHCHAIRS ALLOWED
Yes

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Fort Rinella welcomes all photographers to our sites and we hope you will share your pictures with us on Flickr and Facebook.
We do have some restrictions at certain locations, so if photography is your main reason for visiting, please call the site ahead of your visit to check if any parts of the site are restricted.