Set the scene.
The villa was used for wedding receptions and cocktail parties before becoming a fine-dining restaurant in late 1962.
Here’s the twist.
Its classical fluted columns helped inspire the Corinthia name. A hotel then grew around the villa, within its gardens.
Why it still matters.
Prince Philip opened the hotel on 11 June 1968. The old dining setting became the centre of a much larger hospitality story.
🧠 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.