casa rocca piccola

lisafaceire88

A hidden gem in the city. Beautiful architecture showcasing the older times in Malta's history. From the bomb shelters to the windows where your over view of the streets below this is a place well worth the visi. Even had the pleasure of meeting the current owner (not sure owner is the correct word to use ,i cannot remember his title) of this lovely building. Our tour guide was easy going and covered everything perfectly. Historical , Architectural buff or just a person with an interest in visiting the sites of Malta, I would recommend you check it out.

76christophera

Felt as though being watched in case you stole an artifact, however interesting to move from room to room taking in history of a merchants home. You are allowed to go solo in the garden and empty air raid dungeons. Keen to push gift shop items and coffee shop facilities. Entrance of 9 euros a bit cheeky.

Devon155

We really, really enjoyed this palace, owned by the Marquis de Piro and still used as his family home. It felt just like visiting a home and gave us a great feel for the life of the nobility in Malta over two hundred years. Family heirlooms were scattered everywhere, along with paintings and photos of the family. We met the Marquis briefly: his charm was only rivalled by his pet parrot, Kiku, who says hello and waves at visitors at the slightest provocation!

Jackie-trip

It was excellent. A incredible guide, made History exciting!! He was very knowledgeable about the property, history of Malta and the items in the Palace. We met the Nicholas 9th Marquis de Piro at the end of the tour, what a lovely friendly down to earth man.Would highly recommend the Palace, excellent value and you will get to meet Kiku the parrot too!!

mags1

We enjoyed visiting an old traditional Maltese house. There were rooms but also underground tunnels. There was a guide and owners were also present and pleasant!

Onlyacceptthebest

A great place to spend 45 mins or so in Malta. The house is full of 500Years of history. The family are the closest thing to Maltese royalty (they were invited to queen Elizabeth's coronation)The tour guide is very proficient. He is multi lingual and knows his stuff! I got to meet the baron at the end. A lovely gentleman.

Sarum2000

This house is a lovely way to spend an hour. Our tour guide JoAnna was delightful even though she confessed she had only worked there 2 months and was still learning about the house. The underground bomb shelter is worth a look.

Rollingjeff

We met the Marquis outside the Palazzo on a walk - about so returned for a visit a few days later.We were welcomed by Kiku ( the parrot) prior to the tour with a small multinational group.Our guide ( who was full of interesting anecdotes) was excellent and made the palazzo 'come alive'We were introduced to a fascinating wealth of family possesions including furniture,paintings,books and documents-housed in a wonderful array of rooms(which the family still utilise)Having spent the week getting to understand the history of Malta it was intriguing to see how the stories of Casa Rocca dovetailed into this picture.A special thanks to our tour guide who kept the visit lively and fun -highly recommendedWe enjoyed a coffee at La Giara-we only wished we had had time to fully enjoy the restaurant

JCE69

Easy to find, had a very knowledgeable tour guide who escorted us around the rooms. We also saw the family bomb shelter which was opened to the public during the war. Would recommend a look around. Also don't forget to say hello to Kiku the resident parrot!

649RobertB

Great visit. Even waiting for the visit to start is interesting, as you can study parrot rules & search the courtyard for the elusive parrot. He DOES show up, & chats. Enough of this bird stuff. Our guide, Victoria, gave us lots of insights into Malta.

carolinem478

The family who own the Palace show you round and this is one of the nicest experiences in the entire Mediterranean. Nothing uniquely outstanding, but this is the charm of the house and possessions of an aspiring minor nobility with pretensions..., and that is the delightful tongue in cheek approach taken by the guides/family. So do go!

48helenw

We spent a few weeks in Malta three years ago and I can't believe we missed this as we were staying just around the corner. Tours - guided - are on the hour most of the day and it was really interesting. WE only saw 12 of the 50 or so rooms, but the family still live in the rest of it and we saw enough to get the idea! Tour finishes with the WW2 air raid shelter in a former rainwater storage tank. Good guide.

HHH_11

A beautiful little house with a great collection of furniture and artifacts. This is a typical Palazzo of a Knight of Malta, now occupied by a different noble family for the last century. It also has an underground reservoir-turned-WW2 bomb shelter, 30 metres deep. Very reasonably priced (€8) with a clear and knowledgeable guide. The tour was just right at 1 hour long.

RD793

Take a fascinating peep in to the privileged world of the old Maltese aristocracy while you enjoy an excellent and informative guided tour.

sticky11

This is a lovely palazzo in Valetta, which the owners have decided to open up to the public. Not only is it pleasing to the eye, it also has a vast and fascinating underground chamber which is a must see. Rooms have a variety of ceiling heights indicating the number of changes the buildings have undergone over time. There’s a variety of architectural styles visible in one place and a fascinating collection of artefacts. Visits are by guided tour only and unfortunately our guide was late and so we were slightly short changed, as we weren’t quite finished when he had to start the next tour. An improvement would be to alternate short tours and long tours or allow self-guiding if possible.