Auberge de Castille

Auberge de Castille
Berġa ta' Kastilja
Façade of Auberge de Castille in 2019
Map
General information
StatusIntact
TypeAuberge
Architectural styleSpanish Baroque
LocationValletta, Malta
Coordinates35°53′45″N 14°30′41″E / 35.89583°N 14.51139°E / 35.89583; 14.51139
Current tenantsOffice of the Prime Minister of Malta
Completed1741–1744
Renovated1791
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Technical details
MaterialLimestone
Floor count2
Design and construction
Architect(s)Andrea Belli

The Auberge de Castille (Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja), historically in full known as the Auberge de Castille et Portugal, is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. The auberge is located at Castile Place, close to Saint James Cavalier, the Malta Stock Exchange, and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It sits at the highest point of Valletta and overlooks Floriana and the Grand Harbour area.

Built in the Baroque style under the magistracy of Portuguese Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca in the 1740s, it replaced a 1574 building erected to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castile, León and Portugal.[1]

  1. ^ "Info" (PDF). www.um.edu.mt. Retrieved 10 February 2020.