Cospicua, Malta

A rare opportunity to own a meticulously restored historic16th century home where 450 years of Maltese history meet refined Mediterranean living. This property has the rare advantage of being located in an elegant and quiet street, whilst being perfectly located in the historic harbour, with easy access to the waterfront and the yacht marina and at a short distance from bustling Valletta. Built around 1580, this property forms part of an original noble residence atop an area once known as Santa Margherita Hill — a strategic site inhabited since Phoenician and Roman times and central to the Great Siege of 1565. The house evolved from noble residence to communal village bakery — a place where generations gathered — before being lovingly restored into the exceptional private home it is today. The interior embraces Mediterranean light, volume, and texture, to allow for modern comforts while still enjoying the historic context. This is not a staged home — it is a lived-in, collected space with depth and authenticity. The original features of the house include:

• Authentic arched stone staircase with carved corbels
• Original pigeonholes, a rare marker of 16th-century wealth
• Former mill room with preserved mill stone
• Historic stone oven in the kitchen
• Original mangers, troughs, niches, and other features throughout

Every architectural detail has been restored and is now set off against a bold modern reinvention of the house. Modern comforts include a newly-installed solar panel system, out of sight on the roof, to generate low-cost electricity consumption, air-conditioning systems and ceiling fans.

Unlike many old houses, the exceptional layout and design of the house allows for bright spaces, indoor and outdoor. The property is presented with generous proportions. At groundfloor level one is greeted through a majestic entrance hall leading to  glass-roofed  courtyard and sitting room. Flanking the courtyard come sitting room one finds a second living/TV room, a fully fitted and eqipped kitchen with a centuries-old oven, a formal  dining room, a study/office which can easily be coverted into anothe rbedroom if required and a guest toilet. At first floor one finds a double bedroom with ensuite bathroom and at second floor, anotehr double bedroom with ensuite bathroom leading on to a spacious 85sqm private terrace/roof garden which can easily accommodate a plunge pool or jacuzzi to complement the serene surroundings.

Homes of this age, authenticity, and condition almost never come to market — particularly those restored with this level of respect for history and design. This is not simply a house.It is a piece of Maltese heritage. 

Immediate private viewing come highly recommended.