St Anton Gardens

St Anton Gardens

Malta is truly a beautiful country combining a wide range of different landscapes, mild and pleasant climate and a huge abundance of scenic vistas and places to visit. One of the most spectacular sites to visit are the San Anton Botanical Gardens located in the Palace of San Anton in Attard Malta. They are part of the official resident of the president of the country, built back in 1636 by the Knights of Malta. It used to serve as a summer residence for Antoine de Paule – a Grand Master. However, a few years later when the country was ruled by the British, the palaces were actually used as the official residence of the Governor.

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What to see at St Anton Gardens

The Gardens were not open to the general public up until the late 19^th century.

The layout of the gardens is definitely rather formal, which is to be expected, considering that they served as the gardens of the Grand Master. Your visit will included walking throught a variey of lovely walkways. Furthermore, the gardens are abundant in beautiful and perfectly crafted sculptures, ponds and fountains as well as a wide range of spectacular flowers, trees and other flora from the entire world.

It goes without saying that the San Anton Botanical Gardens are definitely amongst the top locations that you should consider taking a trip to, should you decide to go ahead and visit Malta. You would definitely be missing out on a lot if you decide to skip them. This is why you should start scheduling them in your vacation right away.