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The Auberge de Castille (Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. The auberge is located at Castile Place, close to Saint James Cavalier, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It sits at the highest point of Valletta and overlooks Floriana and the Grand Harbour area.
Learn about the origins and evolution of the Auberge de Castille, a former residence of the Spanish knights and now the office of the Maltese prime minister. Explore the nearby attractions, such as Spazju Kreattiv, the Currency Museum and the Upper Barrakka gardens.
Auberge de Castille. Designed by Girolamo Cassar but later remodelled under Grand Master di Pinto, the Auberge de Castille and Leon, situated in Castille Place, is one of the finest architectural works in Malta, as shown by its spectacular façade which is finely proportioned and strictly symmetrical. The building was badly damaged during World ...
The Auberge de Castille is an auberge in Valletta, originally built in the 1570s to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castile, León and Portugal. The present building dates back to the 1740s, when it was completely rebuilt during the magistracy of Manuel Pinto da Fonseca.
L’ Auberge de Castille, de Léon et du Portugal ( maltais : I Berga tal-Kastilja) est l'une des sept auberges originellement construites à La Valette, sur l' île de Malte pour les chevaliers de l' ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem. L'Auberge abritait à l'origine la langue de Castille, de León et de Portugal.
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The Auberge de Castille et Portugal ( Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja u Portugall) was an auberge in Birgu, Malta. It was built to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castille, León and Portugal . A plaque on the building gives details about the Auberge.
Valletta. On Pjazza Kastilja, pause to admire the facade of the Auberge de Castille, designed by the architect Andrea Belli in 1741. It adorns a 16th-century building that was once the home of the Spanish and Portuguese langue of the Knights of St John, but now houses the offices of the Maltese prime minister (not open to the public).
