Palazzo Santa Sofia
Palazzo Santa Sofia is a palace in Mdina, Malta, located in Villegaignon Street, across the square from the cathedral. Its ground floor was built in 1233, and it is believed to be the oldest surviving building in the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mboesch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: palace in Mdina, Malta
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Paul’s Cathedral and Palazzo Falson.
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Paul, commonly known as St Paul's Cathedral or the Mdina Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in Mdina, Malta, dedicated to St.
Palazzo Falson
Museum
Palazzo Falson, formerly known as Palazzo Cumbo-Navarra, Casa dei Castelletti, and the Norman House, is a medieval townhouse in Mdina, Malta. It was built as a family residence by the Maltese nobility, and is named after the Falson family.
Annunciation Church
Church
Photo: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Church of the Annunciation also known as The Carmelite Church is a rich Baroque priory church of the Priory of Our Lady of Mount Carmel located in Mdina, Malta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mdina and Mtarfa.
Mdina
Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mdina is a small city in Malta and its former capital. The town is a joy to stroll around in: many of the alleys really give the sense that nothing has changed here for more than a millennium since the Arabs were here.
Mtarfa
Village
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mtarfa is a small town in the Northern Region of Malta, with a population of 2,572 as of March 2014. It was considered to be a suburb of Rabat until 2000, when it became a separate local council.
Ta’ Qali
Hamlet
Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ta' Qali is a wide open space in the limits of Attard and Mosta in central and northern Malta respectively, which contains the national football stadium, the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta' Qali National Park, a crafts village, and a national vegetable market which is locally known as the Pitkalija.
Palazzo Santa Sofia
- Categories: palace, building, and tourism
- Location: Rabat, Malta Island, Malta, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88646° or 35° 53′ 11″ northLongitude
14.40302° or 14° 24′ 11″ eastOpen location code
8F7PVCP3+H6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1245903820OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q22115540
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In Other Languages
From Maltese to Polish—“Palazzo Santa Sofia” goes by many names.
- Maltese: “Palazzo Santa Sofia”
- Polish: “Pałac św. Zofii”
- Polish: “Palazzo Santa Sofia”
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Highlights include St Roque’s Church, Mdina and Kunvent tal-Karmelitani.
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