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Girgenti Palace

Girgenti Palace is a palace near , . It was built in 1625 as the summer residence of Malta's inquisitor, and is therefore also known as the Inquisitor's Palace. It is now an official residence of the Prime Minister of Malta.
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Photo: Michele Agius, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Misraħ Għar il-Kbir and Verdala Palace.

Photo: Lysy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Misrah Ghar il-Kbir is a prehistoric site in , in the south of the , near the Dingli Cliffs. It is best known for its "cart ruts", a complex network of tracks carved in the rock. is situated 1 km west of Girgenti Palace.

Castle
Photo: Tomsen II, CC BY 3.0.
is a palace in the , limits of , . It was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle, and now serves as the official summer residence of the President of Malta. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Girgenti Palace.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dingli and Siġġiewi.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the Western Region of , with a population of 3,865 as of 2021. It is 13 kilometres from the capital and two kilometers from the nearest town, . is situated 2½ km northwest of Girgenti Palace.

Village
Photo: Klsiggiewi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, also called by its title Città Ferdinand, is a city and a local council in the Western Region of . It is the third largest council in Malta by surface area, after and . is situated 3 km east of Girgenti Palace.

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in the Western Region of , with a population of 11,497 as of March 2014. It adjoins the ancient capital city of , and a north-western part of was in the Roman city of Melite until its medieval retrenchment.

Girgenti Palace

Latitude
35.85121° or 35° 51′ 4″ north
Longitude
14.40677° or 14° 24′ 24″ east
Open location code
8F7PVC24+FP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 224748450
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q20949411
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Polish—“Girgenti Palace” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Girgenti Palace”
  • Catalan: “Palau Girgenti”
  • Hebrew: “ארמון גירגנטי”
  • Polish: “Girgenti Palace”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cart Ruts and Laferla Cross.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Girgenti Palace”. Photo: Michele Agius, CC BY 2.0.