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​​PLAN YOUR VISIT
PRICES & OPENING HOURS
​HISTORY
​THINGS TO DO
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​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

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 PLAN YOUR VISIT

DIRECTIONS TO FORT RINELLA

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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.

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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

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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.  
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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.
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GROUP VISITS

We provide great value with a 10% discount for groups of 11 or more visitors paying together.

​Contact us: +356 21800992
​                    info@wirtartna.org



PRICES AND OPENING TIMES

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Free

Adult
​€13.00

Child (under 16 years)
​€6.00

Family (2 adults 3 children)
€26.00

OPENING HOURS

TEMPORARILY CLOSED
​Closed on New Year's Eve, New Year, Good Friday, Easter, Santa Marija 15 August, Christmas Eve and Christmas.

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CONTACT US

TELEPHONE: 00356 21800992
EMAIL: info@wirtartna.org

http://www.fortrinella.com/home.html
Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna - the Malta Heritage Trust
 E:info@wirtartna.org
T: +356 21800992, 21803091 
Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna - the Malta Heritage Trust is a voluntary non-governmental organization (VO/0117) active in the fields of cultural heritage preservation and management. It was formed in October 1987 and is responsible for a rich array of cultural heritage sites that together span some 7,000 years of continued history.

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