← Historic buildingsSubject and setting: Comino’s isolation hospital
1897📍 Comino⚡ 1-MINUTE READ
Comino once meant quarantine.
Il-Palazz had a medical purpose.
OKAY, HERE’S THE STORYSet the scene.
British military authorities built an isolation hospital on Comino.
Here’s the twist.
It served troops returning from ports affected by plague.
Why it still matters.
In 1897 quarantine regulations covered Comino and Cominotto. Imagine waiting here before returning home.
🧠 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.