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Palazzo Parisio is situated in the town of Naxxar and l consider it a must-see in Malta. Located right in the middle of the island, it is yet another lovely place to check out if you visit Malta. Palazzo Parisio an 18th century palace.
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Palazzo Parisio Malta:
Palazzo Parisio was originally built as a private residence for a Marquis named Scicluna. I found out that Napoleon actually slept in Palazzo Parisio on his short visit to the island nation..pun intended 🙂 . It definitely reminds you of the palace in Versailles as you can see from the above picture.
I loved roaming around the gardens as it was just bursting with colour, and l can assure you that you will too. There is unfortunately not really a whole lot of greenery in Malta itself, so it was nice to see this palazzo gardens right in the middle of everything.
The gardens are walled. It is the only private palaces in Malta that is open to the public. There is also a lovely large fountain at the end of the gardens. If memory serves me right, the admission price to Palazzo Parisio Malta was about €6. They can also accommodate group tours. More information can be found here.
Visit Palazzo Parisio in Malta:
Upon entry, there is a lovely carriage (without the horse of course!) , just before you climb the stairs. I could picture myself arriving to my wedding in that carriage, wearing my princess style wedding dress. I’m not even a romantic person! Unfortunately, l can’t find some of my pictures from the visit (remember my computer mishap 🙁 ). The stairs alone is worth the price of entry, with it’s golden checker pattern.
You can just imagine royalty ascending. It brings you to the hallway, with it’s guards in armour standing at attention. There were no people when we saw it, but its not hard to believe that there once were. If you are getting married, you should definitely consider Palazzo Parisio.
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There are various rooms for you to explore, including the grand ballroom with it’s chandeliers. This is a very popular room for weddings. It is enough to fulfill any girl’s princess dream. The adjoining rooms are used as bridal preparation rooms and they are full of Victorian furniture that took my breath away, as l love antique furniture. There were dainty fainting couches and huge drapes and tons of mirrors. Yes indeed, I can safely say they definitely got their inspiration from Versailles 🙂
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The view of the garden from the top of the palace is awesome. They can be rented for wedding receptions and large parties. If you don’t feel like taking the tour, there is an attached cafe, where you can have afternoon tea. Very posh! We chose not to, as we found it quite pricey! On the whole, its a nice way to spend a few hours in the lovely country of Malta!
Across the street from the palazzo is a very grand church. Often, a lot of brides have the church ceremony here and then the people only have to walk across the street to the reception. On weekends, it is not unusual to see brides on horse drawn carriages leading to the venue. It is a real treat and lends a fairy tale atmosphere to the event.
I really enjoyed our visit to the Palazzo. It’s not often one gets to visit a real life palace with history. The ballroom is so elegant and simply gorgeous and l picture any bride would love it for their reception. The cafe is also nice for a drink or coffee and to enjoy the palace grounds. It’s a nice place to visit when you want a little calmness on your holiday.
Palazzo Parisio opening hours:
8am – 8pm daily.
How about you? Have you been to a real life palace? would you consider a wedding in such a grand place?
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The grand ballroom looks gorgeous. In fact, everything does! I didn’t think that Malta had such beautiful buildings. I guess, I ought to think again. Nice one kemkem!
The ballroom looks amazing when used for functions from the pictures l’ve seen. There are some real gems in Malta, even though it might not seem like it from the outside… 🙂
That is seriously beautiful~ I really want to come to Malta one day!
You should! There is no place like it, really.. 🙂
This is so beautiful Kemkem. I could definitely see this being an absolutely amazing place to have a fairytale wedding for those that desire that in all of it’s grandeur. Good “ribbing” on Napoleon for this short stay 🙂 And I really liked the picture of you and Leo 🙂
Hi Mike! So nice to hear from you! You’ve been in my thoughts often. It gets better, it really does, just hang in there! Imagine how nice the place was for me to dream of a fairly tale wedding. We spent a total of $90 bucks for our wedding… 🙂 at the wedding chapel on Wilshire in Hollywood 8 years ago!!!! No frills for me!
That’s a really impressive palace! I love seeing these kind of things – stuff you don’t normally see anymore today. Bits of history, stuff that shows us that before our modern times, things still managed to be extremely impressive. Great pics!
You’re right C! We’re always led to believe that newer is better. It is nice to know that some things are still preserved and displayed in all it’s glory. That is one of the things l love about Malta.
Wow – this would be a real girly/princessy place to get married. The garden is gorgeous! I’d definitely use the garden for a vow renewal ceremony!
I loved the garden too! They have the wedding show and big events there. Wish l could have fine to one 🙂
That ballroom is grand, the gardens look so peaceful and inviting and a cathedral right across the street … definitely the place for my dream fairy tale wedding 🙂
Yeah, the first time l,saw it online was a Naija couple who had their wedding there. Imagine how beautiful it looked with all the exploding vivid colors of the families. They had the service at the church and reception at the palace.
Wow beautiful pictures! I must visit one day.
I’m positive you would love it! 🙂
Malta is a place we would very much like to visit. Seems to have it all – culture, good food and superb nature! Also some climbing possibilities in winter…..
Yes to all that :-). It really is a wonderful place with good food and bountiful nature. You guys would love the hiking. I know you would very much enjoy it.