Gran Castello Historic House

The left wing of the complex is currently closed off until further notice. Set foot into a time warp hurling you three centuries back, just by walking into the Gran Castello Historic House, nestled inside the impenetrable walls of the Citadel in Victoria, Gozo. This is a cluster of interconnected houses in Bernardo De Opuo Street. While still hosting a range of exhibits illustrating the local domestic, rural and traditional ways of life, this site is gradually being transformed to reflect a domestic atmosphere and way of life typical of an 18th-century urban environment. The architectural features of the interlinked houses betray Sicilian and Catalan influences and show familiarity with a sophisticated Late Gothic style. Their fine quality implies that these properties may have belonged to wealthy families. In 1983, the houses were rehabilitated as a museum. The ground floor and mezzanine levels of the southern house feature a reconstructed historic house set-up complete