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Built between 1573 and 1577, this cathedral contains two masterpieces by Caravaggio. St John’s Co-Cathedral is a gem of Baroque art and architecture. It was built as the conventual church for the Knights of St John. This church is till this very day an important shrine and a sacred place of worship. It is also a venue for cultural events. The construction was commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière to serve as the conventual church of the Knights of Malta and designed by the Maltese military architect Gerolamo Cassar. The church was dedicated to St John the Baptist, the patron saint of the Order. The oratory holds the biggest and only signed masterpiece by Caravaggio. St John’s church is administered by the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation responsible for the religious cultural heritage of the monument.
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Katedrala sv. Ivana
Triq San GwannBuilt between 1573 and 1577, this cathedral contains two masterpieces by Caravaggio. St John’s Co-Cathedral is a gem of Baroque art and architecture. It was built as the conventual church for the Knights of St John. This church is till this very day an important shrine and a sacred place of worship. It is also a venue for cultural events. The construction was commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière to serve as the conventual church of the Knights of Malta and designed by the Maltese military architect Gerolamo Cassar. The church was dedicated to St John the Baptist, the patron saint of the Order. The oratory holds the biggest and only signed masterpiece by Caravaggio. St John’s church is administered by the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation responsible for the religious cultural heritage of the monument.
Casa Rocca Piccola is a 16th-century palace in Malta, and home of the noble maltese family de Piro. It is situated in Valletta, the capital city of Malta.[1][2] There are daily tours from 10am till 5pm (last admission 4pm).[3][4] The palace includes a restaurant called La Giara Restaurant.
The Casa Rocca Piccola was built in 1580[6] an era in which the Knights of St John, having successfully fought off the invading Turks in 1565, decided to build a prestigious city to rival other European capitals such as Paris and Venice.[7] Palaces were designed for prestige and aesthetic beauty in most of Valletta's streets, and bastion walls fortified the new sixteenth-century city. Casa Rocca Piccola was one of two houses built in Valletta by Admiral Don Pietro la Rocca.[8] It is referenced in maps of the time as "la casa con giardino" meaning, the house with the garden, as normally houses in Valletta were not allowed gardens.[9] Changes were made in the late 18th century to divide the house into two smaller houses. Further changes were made in 1918 and before the second world war an air raid shelters was added. The Casa Rocca Piccola Family Shelter is the second air-raid shelter to be dug in Malta.
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Casa Rocca Piccola
74 Republic StCasa Rocca Piccola is a 16th-century palace in Malta, and home of the noble maltese family de Piro. It is situated in Valletta, the capital city of Malta.[1][2] There are daily tours from 10am till 5pm (last admission 4pm).[3][4] The palace includes a restaurant called La Giara Restaurant.
The Casa Rocca Piccola was built in 1580[6] an era in which the Knights of St John, having successfully fought off the invading Turks in 1565, decided to build a prestigious city to rival other European capitals such as Paris and Venice.[7] Palaces were designed for prestige and aesthetic beauty in most of Valletta's streets, and bastion walls fortified the new sixteenth-century city. Casa Rocca Piccola was one of two houses built in Valletta by Admiral Don Pietro la Rocca.[8] It is referenced in maps of the time as "la casa con giardino" meaning, the house with the garden, as normally houses in Valletta were not allowed gardens.[9] Changes were made in the late 18th century to divide the house into two smaller houses. Further changes were made in 1918 and before the second world war an air raid shelters was added. The Casa Rocca Piccola Family Shelter is the second air-raid shelter to be dug in Malta.
When Malta had been under the control of the Roman Empire, the Roman Governor built his palace there. Legend has it that it was here, in around 60 CE, that Paul the Apostle lived after his shipwreck on the islands. Mdina owes its present architecture to the Arab period, from 870 until the Normans conquered Malta in 1091After the earthquake, the cathedral was demolished and rebuilt on the designs of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà. Mdina was extensively restored in the course of the eighteenth century, and Baroque elements were introduced in the largely medieval city. Mdina was an important base for the Maltese insurgents during the blockade. Mdina was linked to the present capital Valletta with the Malta Railway from 1883 to 1931.
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Mdina
When Malta had been under the control of the Roman Empire, the Roman Governor built his palace there. Legend has it that it was here, in around 60 CE, that Paul the Apostle lived after his shipwreck on the islands. Mdina owes its present architecture to the Arab period, from 870 until the Normans conquered Malta in 1091After the earthquake, the cathedral was demolished and rebuilt on the designs of the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà. Mdina was extensively restored in the course of the eighteenth century, and Baroque elements were introduced in the largely medieval city. Mdina was an important base for the Maltese insurgents during the blockade. Mdina was linked to the present capital Valletta with the Malta Railway from 1883 to 1931.
Valletta is named after its founder, the respected Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts and cathedral, in the astonishingly short time of 15 years, even more remarkable is considering the fact that mechanical tools did not exist at the time and the whole city was built entirely by hand. a European Art City and a World Heritage City. Today, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.
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Valletta
Valletta is named after its founder, the respected Grand Master of the Order of St. John, Jean Parisot de la Valette. Started in 1566, Valletta was completed, with its impressive bastions, forts and cathedral, in the astonishingly short time of 15 years, even more remarkable is considering the fact that mechanical tools did not exist at the time and the whole city was built entirely by hand. a European Art City and a World Heritage City. Today, it is one of the most concentrated historic areas in the world.
Gozo is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, one of 21 that make up the Maltese archipelago. Inhabited for thousands of years, it shows evidence of historic immigration and rule by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Sicilians, French and British, among others. It’s known for its Neolithic Ġgantija Temple ruins, rural hiking paths, beaches and scuba-diving sites.
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Gozo
Gozo is an island in the Mediterranean Sea, one of 21 that make up the Maltese archipelago. Inhabited for thousands of years, it shows evidence of historic immigration and rule by the Phoenicians, Romans, Arabs, Sicilians, French and British, among others. It’s known for its Neolithic Ġgantija Temple ruins, rural hiking paths, beaches and scuba-diving sites.
The Carmelite Priory is a cultural centre promoting artistic, literary and cultural activities aiming at helping visitors to come to contact with God through the experience of what is beautiful.
Carmelite Priory
Triq IL VillegaignonThe Carmelite Priory is a cultural centre promoting artistic, literary and cultural activities aiming at helping visitors to come to contact with God through the experience of what is beautiful.
Food scene
If you would like to try South American food, we suggest you give INFame restaurant in Valletta a try.
IN.fame
If you would like to try South American food, we suggest you give INFame restaurant in Valletta a try.
"Fish Restaurant By FUMIA" is a restaurant where you can enjoy delicious fish with a sea view, situated in Sliema.
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Fish Restaurant By FUMIA
"Fish Restaurant By FUMIA" is a restaurant where you can enjoy delicious fish with a sea view, situated in Sliema.