The main emphasis of the
ERDF project in Senglea is the restoration of the Sperone, or the Spur. This project was largely motivated
by the importance of this landmark in the harbour landscape and its heavily
consumed and decaying physical fabric, which in various places had also become
a public hazard. The Spur’s large masonry echaugette (known locally as the gardjola), which was dismantled in 1940 and rebuilt after
the War, gives a distinctive profile to this work of fortification and at the
same time makes it a familiar landmark within the Grand Harbour area. The Spur
also contains a beautiful public garden with breathtaking panoramic views of
the Grand Harbour, Valletta, and Fort St. Angelo and is today considered as one
of the most important touristic viewpoints in Malta.