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Casa Rocca Piccola
A noble family home
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Image courtesy of © Edelmauswaldgeist · CC0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Casa Rocca Piccola
Casa Rocca Piccola is a palazzo on Republic Street that remains a family home, shown to visitors as a living museum, with its rooms, garden and wartime shelter (casaroccapiccola.com).
Why it's on our list
- A living museum
- Wartime shelter
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Casa Rocca Piccola before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Casa Rocca Piccola, as the crow flies.
- Ursulino Valletta200 m3 min walk
- Rosselli AX Privilege350 m4 min walk
- AX The Saint John350 m4 min walk
- Iniala Harbour House400 m5 min walk
- Domus Zamittello600 m8 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Casa Rocca Piccola are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest ferry landing
- Valletta Waterfront (Sicily ferry)Harbour ferries1.3 km16 min walk
- Sliema ferry (The Strand)Harbour ferries1.6 km20 min walk
Key sights
- St John’s Co-Cathedral350 mWalk 4 minCycle 1 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Upper Barrakka Gardens650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Fort St Angelo950 mWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Spinola Bay2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum3.5 kmWalk 43 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 12 min
- Malta International Airport6.2 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Marsaxlokk7.0 kmCycle 28 minCar or taxi 19 min
- Mdina10 kmCycle 41 minCar or taxi 26 min
- Golden Bay16 kmCar or taxi 37 min
- Ċirkewwa (Gozo ferry)19 kmCar or taxi 44 min