Casa Bernard

Situated near St. Paul’s Church, Casa Bernard is a well-preserved late 16th Century Palazzo, which is home to a Maltese noble family who still live there today. Originally starting off as a medieval fortress built on Roman foundations, the structure progressed to a double fronted Palazzo in the 1580’s and then given some Baroque additions in the early 18th century.

There are some outstanding features in the facade; particularly the balcony, which was originally triple-corbelled and the original late 16th Century studded front door. The barrel-vaulted hallway, the cellar with a chapel, the piano of impressive dimensions and the lovely ‘garigor’, that leads to a three storied watch tower are all highly remarkable features of the grand palazzo.