Top Experiences in Casa Rocca Piccola

During this private walking tour, travelers will experience the uniqueness of the Maltese capital city, admire the beautifully preserved medieval buildings and enjoy the breathtaking panoramic views from the Upper Barrakka Gardens.

Travelers will walk past the main landmarks which the vibrant city of Valletta has to offer such as the New Parliament Building, Republic Street, Castille Square, Merchants Street, the Upper Barrakka Gardens and the old market.

The guide will explain the history behind the imposing facades of several of the impressive monuments and intricately designed architectural buildings. Then travelers will access the Museum of Fine Arts, St. John`s Co-Cathedral, Casa Rocca Piccola and Fort St. Elmo.

The guide will pick you up at convenient for you time and place and you will go straight up to Valletta city.
You will visit the Upper Barrakka Gardens, the former Church of the Knights Hospitaller to admire the Caravaggio masterpieces, the Palace Square.
After that, the guide will give you an opportunity to chose the rest of the sights to see – you will be able to decide where to go – Casa Rocca Piccola, the Palace and/or Knights’ Armoury, War or Archaeology Museums.
In the end you will be taken to your hotel or to the cruise port.

The Hop On Hop Off Tour is an excellent way to visit the Island. Commentary is available in 16 Languages. You can stop in 12 different places with a bus passing every 60 minutes.

The North Tour is very interesting because you visit the ancient part of Malta with all it's history, then you'll have a chance to relax at a beach.

Join us in Valletta, the Capital City of Malta for a full day tour! Meet our professional guide at the main entrance, opposite the New Parliament and walk to the Upper Barracca Gardens, offering a breath-taking panorama of the Grand Harbour. We proceed through Merchants Street to the Archaeology Museum, exhibiting a spectacular range of artifacts dating back to Malta's Neolithic period (5000 BC) up to the Phoenician Period (400 BC). Afterwards, we will walk to and visit St. John’s Cathedral and Museum. Lunch will be served in a typical family-run restaurant. We will then visit a 17th century noble-man house before heading to the Malta Experience, a must see audio-visual experience in Valletta. We then make our way to the starting point and end of tour.

NOTE:
Minimum number of participants : 1
Maximum number of participants: 12
We also organize customized private tours on request.

Discover Malta’s luxurious side while you’re in port on this shore excursion to the palaces and noble houses around Valletta. Malta has a long history with varied influences, including Roman, Greek, Arab, French and British, which has led to some beautiful architecture and sophisticated residences. As you visit Palazzo Parisio, Casa Rocca Piccola and the Upper Barrakka Gardens, you’ll see frescoes, magnificent marble, mirrored walls, trompe l'oeil art, paintings, extravagant gilding and other fantastic decor.

This is an entrance ticket to Casa Rocca Piccola a 16th century palace, living museum and home of the Maltese noble de Piro family.

The palace contains over 50 rooms, many of which are open for viewing. You can see a collection of furniture, silver and paintings that add to the aesthetic riches of Malta.

45 minute live guided tours in English are available every hour, on the hour - pre-booking is recommended. Alternatively audio self-tours on your personal mobile device are also available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish by downloading the Casa Rocca Piccola mobile application (free wifi is provided). Written guides are available in 12 languages including Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian and Spanish.

You will learn all about the unique customs and traditions of the Maltese nobility.

The palace's World War II air raid shelters provide a dramatic and exciting addition to the tours of the house and garden.