Gran Castello Historic House

The Gran Castello Historic House comprises interconnected medieval buildings located on Bernardo DeOpuo Street within the Citadel area. The rooms are furnished with domestic objects and tools that show how people organized their living and working spaces centuries ago.

These buildings date from the 16th century and display architectural features influenced by Sicilian design from the period when the Chiaramonte family governed Malta. The construction methods reflect the cultural influences that shaped the island at that time.

The house showcases traditional lifestyles through collections of kitchen tools, craft equipment, and personal items from past centuries. The objects give visitors a direct sense of how people lived here over the generations.

Visiting involves navigating narrow medieval streets and moving through multiple rooms with varying ceiling heights, so comfortable footwear is helpful. Allow plenty of time to walk through each space and examine the displayed items at leisure.

The ground floor contains a large milling room with a beast-powered mechanism that shows how grain was once processed. Alongside it are workshop areas displaying traditional carpentry and blacksmith tools that reveal the crafts people practiced here.

Location: Rabat

Inception: 1983

Architectural style: Gothic art

Address: Melite Bernardo De Opuo Street, The Citadel, Victoria – Gozo VCT 1860

Phone: +35621562034

Website: http://heritagemalta.org/museums-sites/folklore-museum

GPS coordinates: 36.04639,14.23972

Latest update: December 14, 2025 17:41