Birgu was the Order’s first major base in Malta before Valletta was built after the Great Siege.
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The Auberge d'Angleterre in Birgu — residence of the Order's English knights, one of the oldest auberges in Malta. The English langue collapsed when Henry VIII broke with the Catholic Church.
The Inquisitor's Palace (from 1574) — the world's only inquisition palace open to visitors. Tribunal hall and prison cells with graffiti carved by prisoners. Two inquisitors later became popes.
Birgu (Vittoriosa) — the Knights of Malta's first capital, defenders of the Great Siege of 1565. The best-preserved historic town with a waterfront unchanged since the Order's time.