Once upon a time the beseiged Catholic Church became increasingly concerned about the upsurge in the Protestant faith in Europe. They established the Roman Inquisition to ensure people kept the faith, and in 1574 dispatched an Inquisitor to Malta to take care of business on the island. He needed a base, and this magnificent palace was it!
Stately homes throughout the world follow the same tried and tested formula - display the property and it’s interior to the public in its best possible light. The problem is that, attractive though this can be, it relies on the best guess of a curator – how someone who doesn’t really know thinks it should be. That’s not how it works at Casa Rocca Piccola though and it’s all the better for it!
Show me someone who says they don’t want to be filthy rich and live in a lavish palace and I’ll show you someone who needs their bumps felt. All but the slightly deranged aspire to the trappings of great wealth but let’s face it, for the vast majority of us, it’s never going to happen. Ah well, at least we can pretend by visiting places like Palazzo Parisio.
Art galleries across Europe have a fine tradition of occupying some stunning buildings. So much so, that a lot of them would be worth going to just to see inside, irrespective of what's hanging on the walls. Take the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Prado in Madrid, Florence’s Uffizi and London’s National Gallery. All dazzling properties, yet none can claim to be housed in a palace like Malta’s Museum of Fine Arts.
If you want a guaranteed winning formula for creating one of the most richly and lavishly decorated cathedrals you’ll ever see, take a tip from St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The interiors in this 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan!
Attractions in Malta
They say beautiful things come in small packages and that’s exactly what you’ll find with the island of Malta. Peel back the wrapping on this one just a millimetre or two and one small peek reveals scores of captivating, inspiring, exhilarating and intriguing things inside. Many of the attractions on Malta today are shaped by its unique and immense history and they sit comfortably alongside the myriad of modern activities, accommodation, facilities and exciting nightlife you’d expect from a bustling Mediterranean resort.
Culture
Stately homes throughout the world follow the same tried and tested formula - display the property and it’s interior to the public in its best possible light. The problem is that, attractive though this can be, it relies on the best guess of a curator – how someone who doesn’t really know thinks it should be. That’s not how it works at...READ MORE
Once upon a time the beseiged Catholic Church became increasingly concerned about the upsurge in the Protestant faith in Europe. They established the Roman Inquisition to ensure people kept the faith, and in 1574 dispatched an Inquisitor to Malta to take care of business on the island. He needed a base, and this magnificent palace was it! READ MORE
Art galleries across Europe have a fine tradition of occupying some stunning buildings. So much so, that a lot of them would be worth going to just to see inside, irrespective of what's hanging on the walls. Take the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Prado in Madrid, Florence’s Uffizi and London’s National Gallery. All dazzling...READ MORE
Show me someone who says they don’t want to be filthy rich and live in a lavish palace and I’ll show you someone who needs their bumps felt. All but the slightly deranged aspire to the trappings of great wealth but let’s face it, for the vast majority of us, it’s never going to happen. Ah well, at least we can pretend by visiting places...READ MORE
If you want a guaranteed winning formula for creating one of the most richly and lavishly decorated cathedrals you’ll ever see, take a tip from St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta. The interiors in this 16 th century place of worship are utterly magnificent and how they became this way was by employing a very cunning plan! READ MORE
