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Corradino

Corradino is a locality and geographic feature on Corradino Hill, located on the eastern shore of Malta’s Grand Harbour, near the towns of Paola and Kalkara. The raised peninsula forms a prominent point overlooking the harbour and has historically been used for strategic defenses as part of the Grand Harbour’s fortifications.

The area is best known today for housing the Corradino Correctional Facility (Corradino Prison), Malta’s main

In modern times, Corradino is characterized by institutional and industrial land use, with transportation links connecting

correctional
institution.
The
facility
is
a
high-security
prison
that
serves
as
a
principal
detention
site
for
male
inmates
and
is
a
notable
feature
of
the
Corradino
area.
The
site
has
also
been
associated
with
military
fortifications
and
other
defense
works
reflecting
its
role
in
harbor
defense.
it
to
Valletta
and
other
localities
in
the
south
and
east
of
Malta.
It
remains
a
relatively
low-density
area
with
limited
residential
development,
and
its
identity
is
closely
tied
to
the
prison
and
its
harbor-adjacent
position.