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Palace · Knights of St John

Inquisitor's Palace

Birgu · 1530s; Inquisition 1574–1798

Under review · last verified 1 October 2026

One of the few surviving inquisitors' palaces in Europe, with the tribunal room, prison cells and a museum of Maltese ethnography.

Official website
heritagemalta.mt/explore/inquisitors-palace

Located in The Three Cities (Birgu, Senglea, Cospicua)

Source: Heritage Malta — Sites and museums (opening hours and admission). Opening hours and admission last verified 01 Oct 2026; they change seasonally and on public holidays.

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