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Villa Guardamangia (Italian – 'look' and 'eat'), formerly known as Casa Medina [1] [2] and sometimes referred to as Casa Guardamangia, [3] is a 16,791 square feet (1,559.9 m 2) townhouse in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta, which served as the residence of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1949 and 1951, while Philip ...
Gwardamanġa (English: Guardamangia or sometimes incorrectly written as Gwarda Mangia) [1] is a hamlet in Pietà, Malta. [2] Gwardamanġa is the home of St. Luke's Hospital, Malta's former general public hospital, and Villa Guardamangia, the former home of Queen Elizabeth II. It is also the location of the Rediffusion House.
Villa Parisio is a villa in Lija, Malta. It was built in the 16th century by the Muscati family, and eventually passed into the hands of the Parisio Muscati, de Piro and Strickland families. It is currently the seat of The Strickland Foundation, and also the home of Robert Hornyold-Strickland and his family for his lifetime.
Villa Alhambra is a Moorish Revival villa in Sliema, Malta. Neighbouring both Villa Pax and Villa Alcazar, Villa Alhambra was built in the 1880s by prominent Maltese architect Emanuele Luigi Galizia as his own summer residence in Moorish Revival style. It has a Moghul and Moorish exterior, coupled with Baroque and Victorian interior.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 90 people, 29 households, and 24 families residing in the township. The population density was 2.5 people per square mile (1.0/km 2). ...
Palazzo Parisio, formerly known as Scicluna Palace, [1] Palazzo Scicluna, [3] and officially Palazzo Parisio and Gardens, is a 20th-century palace in Naxxar, Malta. [4] On site was a hunting lodge built in 1733 by Paolo Parisio, and was used as a summer or permanent residence, barracks and a college, before being acquired by the Marquis Scicluna in 1898.
Villa Francia, initially named Palazzo Francia, then named Villa Preziosi, and officially known as Palazzo Francia [1] [2] and Francia Estate, [3] is an 18th-century palace in Lija, Malta. The palace was built circa 1757, [ 4 ] by Francesco Preziosi, [ 5 ] with baroque architecture that gave a sense of pride and power to noble people at the time.
This site also includes parts of olive oil producing equipment, testifying the area and the site's links to one of the most important industries in Roman Malta. [4] The large cistern at the Ta' Kaċċatura Roman villa. The villa appears to have been built and occupied during the Punic and Roman periods.