Auberge de Castille, León and Portugal

The Auberge de Castille, a baroque masterpiece of Valletta

The Auberge de Castille, of León and Portugal, is one of the finest baroque buildings of Valletta. The Valletta audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this palace, erected for the knights of the Order and today the seat of Maltese power.

The auberge of the knights of Castile

The Auberge de Castille was erected to house the knights of the Order of St John belonging to the langue of Castile, León and Portugal. Each langue of the Order thus had its auberge in Valletta. With its magnificent baroque façade, it is one of the finest of all. Today, the building houses the office of the Prime Minister of Malta, perpetuating its vocation as a place of power.

What to see

You admire the magnificent baroque façade of the Auberge de Castille, one of the finest of Valletta, and its monumental staircase. The building illustrates the organisation of the knights into langues and the grandeur of the Order. It is a stop for lovers of architecture and history, near the Upper Barrakka Gardens.

Practical information

The Auberge de Castille lies in the heart of Valletta, near the Upper Barrakka Gardens, reachable on foot. The façade can be freely admired from the outside; as the building houses the office of the Prime Minister, access inside is not open to the public. It is discovered from the square in front of it.

For whom was the Auberge de Castille built?

To house the knights of the Order belonging to the langue of Castile, León and Portugal; it today houses the office of the Prime Minister of Malta.

Where is the Auberge de Castille?

In the heart of Valletta, near the Upper Barrakka Gardens.