St. Agatha's tower, Malta tourist information

photo: View of the red tower as the sun sets

St Agatha's tower is a former Knight's stronghold located in the north west of Malta. The seventeenth century tower offers views over to the neighbouring islands of Comino and Gozo.

The tower was painted red so it could be seen from a distance amongst the sunbleached Malta coastline and is also known as the Red tower or Mellieha tower due to its close proximity to the resort village.

St. Agatha's tower also served as a military base during both World Wars and was used as a radar station by the Maltese army.

After many years of decline, a two year, comprehensive restoration of the tower took place from 1999-2001. The tower is open to the public.