Set the scene.
Admiral Don Pietro La Rocca built this sixteenth-century Valletta palace. The de Piro family later made it their home.
Here’s the twist.
The house contains aristocratic collections, furnished rooms and a garden. Beneath it, shelters cut into rock preserve a very different aspect of domestic life.
Why it still matters.
Look between the elegant rooms and the wartime refuge. The same household could experience comfort upstairs and danger that sent everyone underground.
🧠 One to think about +
What does this story change about the way you see Malta today? Pick one detail you’d tell a friend — then check its source below.