Attraction Category: Historic Sites

The Castellania Palace used to serve as both courthouse and prison during the time of the Knights, who rebuilt it on the site of an even earlier courthouse that dated back to 1572. The current building follows the baroque style and is the work of architects Francesco Zerafa and Giuseppe Bonnici. The building itself, which […]

Situated on Republic Street in Valletta, not too far from Renzo Piano’s City Gate and the Old Opera Ruins, is the Auberge de Provence. As you might expect from a military order, the Knights of St John were a well organised bunch. The knights grouped their members by language and culture into administrative groups, called […]

Sacra Infermeria, Grand Hôspital, Station Hospital or – as it is known nowadays – the Mediterranean Conference Centre. A grand building that has withstood battles and wars and today attracts some of the biggest events on the island, the Sacra Infermeria is located a mere stone’s throw away from Fort St Elmo and its Granaries. […]

Probably the landmark with the highest number of epic legends tied to it – Fort St Elmo, commanding views of the Breakwater, Marsamxetto Harbour and Sliema on one side and Grand Harbour and the Three Cities on the other. Let’s get some historical facts straight first. Fort St Elmo is best known for the pivotal […]

Overlooking one of the most buzzing squares in Valletta, the Grandmaster’s Palace is an imposing building that dominates many a guidebook, not least because it has hosted not only the heads of the Knights Hospitallers, but also the Governor during the time Malta was under British rule. Since Malta’s first president was appointed in 1974 […]

Malta’s national theatre has often been described as a Mediterranean jewel of the arts, and as soon as you step inside you will immediately realise why. The Manoel Theatre is not only a functioning theatre hosting some of the island’s most sought-after events – it also offers a rather unique example of Baroque architecture that […]

Who’d ever have thought that the site of the Old Abattoir in Valletta – known as the Biċċerija l-Antika – would be elevated to such lofty purposes? The Valletta Design Cluster as a project was conceived in the run-up to 2018, when Valletta held the title European Capital of Culture. Although it wasn’t completed in […]