Casa Rocca Piccola, Valletta

Casa Rocca Piccola, Valletta

Explore a 16th-century palace with furnished rooms, a courtyard garden, and WWII shelters, offering a personal glimpse into Maltese aristocratic life.
Casa Rocca Piccola is a 16th-century Valletta palace that remains in the hands of the de Piro family, who have lived here for generations. Visitors see a sequence of furnished rooms containing portraits, decorative objects and family possessions that evoke aristocratic life in Malta. A courtyard garden softens the urban setting, while the underground shelters add a more recent chapter through their connection to the Second World War. The house offers a notably personal view of Maltese history.