Notre Dame Gate was built in 1675 by Grandmaster Fra Nicola Cotoner as the principal gate into Cottonera – some 9km of continuous fortified trace that encircles The Three Cities (Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua). It is by far the most imposing and perhaps the nicest of all historic town gates... Read More

Fondazzjoni Wirt Artna – the Malta Heritage Trust is a voluntary non-governmental organisation active in the field of heritage preservation. It looks after several historic buildings and sites in Malta, all of which are open to the public.

Erected in the 1530’s as the civil law courts of the Order of St. John soon after the Knights arrived in Malta. Although its successive occupants changed much in the structure of the building, the Inquisitor’s Palace remains an architectural gem.