Hidden Garden of Grandmasters Palace , Santa Venera, MALTA

Historic tour of Santa Venera which is a town in the Central Region of Malta, It is located between the towns of Birkirkara and Ħamrun, and it also borders Qormi and Msida. We visit the Old Church of Santa Venera which was built in 1473 and walk along the Wignacourt Aqueduct that transported water from springs in Rabat and Dingli to the capital Valletta, Stopping off at various historic building , One in particular being Casa Leoni, also known as Palazzo Manoel, which was built around 1730 during the reign of António Manoel de Vilhena. During the French blockade, Casa Leoni served as a Maltese insurgent command base, and it later served as a residence of Governors of Malta, It now houses the Ministry for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change. we also walk though its hidden large garden which is behind, part of which was opened to the public in 1977 as Romeo Romano Gardens. and finish at the old church dating back to 1400s
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[@EnglishmaninMalta]

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[@janetmaltsegirl9056]

hello i loved the video of the santa venera palace my late great grandfather used to own all the land behind the arches unfortunetly he gave it all to the church thinking he would go to heaven when he died. I cant emagine what its worth is now.

[@mauricelateu616]

@@janetmaltsegirl9056 did you live in that street....High Street, Hamrun?

[@johnabela932]

Lovely architectural & historic walk from start to secret garden finish 🚶 🎦🏰🎄🙀. ⛲. Memories :"Bugeja Tech. Inst" (Home for Boys) used to be also known as "Is-Salvatur" - Mum used to threaten she'll send us there if we misbehaved & it worked ☺.. "Viaduct" = road /rail bridge, "Aqueduct" =water conveyance bridge. "Flash News" Steve 📰 : your fav " Maltese Ftira" is now on UNESCO Heritage List 📃 🍞 ☺.. Cheers Steve 👍 🇲🇹 🇪🇺 ©.o

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the info Sir Abela ..You mom was a tuffie

[@mauricelateu616]

Lovely, this walk brought back many memories for me. My parents house, where I was born, was on this very street at number 455 Tosca house. I was baptised, confirmed and received first Holy Communion in the Santa Venera church (the old church) in fact one of my given names on my birth certificate is.....Venera (although that’s a girls name!) the church where we went to mass was the one you passed by, St Joseph’s and this was “attached to the orphanage San Guzepp and my playmates in those days were all the boys from this orphanage. I was in Malta with my brother in 2019, he was born in the same house as well, so we know this area very well and we walked around that garden on the way to visit the church of Santa Venera.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thank you Maurice ..For many interesting memoirs about Santa venera this more as you know about the area just not enough time to fit it all in ...Thanks again for a lovely comment

[@vincesammut4888]

In the early 1700s the orange fruit was considered as a delicacy in Europe. In fact oranges used to be sent by the Grange Master to King Louis XIV (the Sun King) of France as a special gift. Oranges from Villa Romeo Romano were amongst the first to be exported to France and to this day the Blood Orange is known in France as 'l Maltese'.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Wow..Vince ..Great info wish I had it before i did the video I could have shared it !!

[@peterroberts9638]

I think Queen Elizabeth II was in receipt of Maltese blood oranges as well

[@a1tz10]

I was born in Malta but I've been to more place through this channel than when I lived there. Great video, thanks.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

And whats even better more to come 👍👍🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lorannegrech2614]

My aunt used to take me there every day when I used to stay with her during the holidays.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

It's a lovely place

[@paulworthington8666]

Hi Stev e, thanks for the great videos. A viaduct is for a road (Latin "via") or a railway. Aquaduct is for water (Latin aqua). Thank you for this opportunity for me to be a smartypants. Doesn't happen often.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the info!

[@chrisfaux5175]

hi Steve sorry i miss you Sunday i was cooking any well once more a great video again when i come back i will have to see the place for my self

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

No worries always next year !!

[@frida8961]

I enjoyed it very much.A lovely walk. Thanks again for everything you do. Frida from Sydney Australia.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it Frida

[@carmelogalea7213]

Well done Steve very interesting video enjoyable to watch 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@veronicamifsud9646]

Nice historic walk down streets of old and new buildings& showing where aqueduct is, it’s good to see the old orphanage is still up& running,the gardens are neat& tidy with a sign to keep dogs on a leash, so many cats in there& we don’t want to see them fight,that’s nice church, so old.look forward to next video.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes its surprising where you find awesome history in Mlat

[@FedericoBorluzzi]

Thanks for this free tour, once again, my friend! :)

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the visit

[@darrenprescott9133]

Another great and informative video , enjoyed the walk , architectural heaven . Brilliant Steve . Great job 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

More to come Darren ...Maybe mixed with a few christmassy one and a chocolate one ..lol I like to mix it up a bit

[@darrenprescott9133]

@@EnglishmaninMalta that sounds alright Steve , the chocolate side will definitely get my wife's interest . Look forward to it 👍

[@carrieannchetcuti4061]

Mary 🇦🇺 very nice peaceful place , your never boring, 💕💕🇲🇹💕💕

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes, thank you

[@Flippettirob]

very nice good tour

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@joegrange1962]

A very nice place to visit 👍🏻

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for visiting joe

[@maxmatten64]

That is a great garden!

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes its so lovely and quiet

[@RODPIKERDRONESUK]

Very nice indeed looks lovely 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carmenhagen8878]

Nice gardens lots of cats in the gardens enjoyed the video thanks :)

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SarumGirl]

Thank you so much Steve. Another lovely walk around with plenty to see along the way. Please give it a lot of thought though to what more you could take on to improve. As far as I am concerned you should carry on the way you are. The changing of the seasons also change the views and if you try to do too much it will leave you with no time for yourself. Of course that is just my opinion, you know your own limits. Take care and stay safe.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Oh we always change ..Life is for change !! More fun something different lol 😂

[@michaelburden5895]

Very nice video, we are learning so much about malta through steves videos seems strange not many people about, watch those cars steve !

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for watching! Michael ..It's a difficult time ..But mostly I go out in the afternoon ...and the maltese are sleeping ...lol 😆

[@doloresfarge-bennett2519]

Hi Steve sweety that was really wow you have really excelled yourself what a beautiful place the architecture is so beautiful and a joy to see, I loved all the arches ,and then lastly that lovely garden it looked so romantic thank you so very much for sharing I absolutely loved and enjoyed this video so much I still amaze at how much you know and the knowledge you have about Malta you really deserve to be honoured with something great you show Malta in such high esteem and your love of my lovely Malta you can see it all over you we would never see so much if it wasn't for your absolute dedication and kindness take care Steve sweety stay safe and always happy a big thank you Xxxx 💙⚘😘❤⚘🤗💜⚘😅♥️

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

hey Dolores you are so welcome ..Have many great videos planned this year

[@doloresfarge-bennett2519]

@@EnglishmaninMalta thank you Steve sweety that great xxx💙😘⚘❣🤗💜

[@pcharliep61]

Hi Steve, great find. I must have gone past that place dozens of times and would never have known it was there. I used to wonder the effort it took to build that Aqueduct thinking they had to keep it so level so to work properly. Great video, cheers

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it yes I only found out about the gardend some yewras ago after working in the area for many years

[@mrose1925]

Happy New Year's thank-you for this video my father was born in Rabbit and I was very blessed he took the family to Malta in 1973 I meet my grandparents and my dad showed us so much in the month we were there,all his childhood memories. We went every two years after that and we saw a lot of charges we always loved the people history and learning first hand our family history how we came about I am so proud to be 50percent Maltese thank-you and please keep them coming. From M.G. Canada 🎆 God bless you

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Happy new year you also ..Wow what great memories

[@buddieface]

Super interesting 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the visit

[@bonzofotheringham8225]

Evening Steve. First of all congrats on getting to 7k. I do like these lesser known walks where you're not likely to pitch up as a tourist, especially when there are cats about. Always interesting. Both cats and walks.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Oh I had a scary moment it went down again last night !! But today its back up over 7.000 just ...lol 😂 Thank you so much my friend

[@davidtrevallion796]

Another great video Steve

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it David ..Supriusing where you find history in Malta

[@emanuelfarrugia4821]

hi steve, thanks once again, the times i passed"BY" that garden in santa venera and never knew it existed, i'm sure by now you know a lot more about malta than i do, you doing very good with your comentading too ;

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

So nice of you Thank you ...I am always learning !!

[@michellethompson1422]

What a fascinating place, love all that history 😍 I was really impressed with the aqueduct when I was in that area recently....didn't realise it was so long! Beautiful buildings and beautiful gardens. So nice to see the more modern buildings blend in with the old ones 😍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Glad you enjoyed it sometimes things are long than you first think ..lol 😂

[@paulcamilleri1932]

Great Video again.Very informative. Thank you Steve

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Very welcome Paul more on the way

[@bobbythomas200420032]

A great video Steve i really enjoy you showing us different parts of Malta. That Santa Venera looks lovely the garden and the buildings you showed us are very impressive.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks 👍 Bobby

[@paulmorris1738]

Fascinating Steve

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes I was surprised to come across it ...

[@jimbellas459]

Lovely walk Steve, beautiful architecture. Malta is such an interesting place. Can’t wait to visit again one day. Your doing a great job with your videos Steve, well done 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Many thanks

[@philliphodgkinson3213]

Nice one Steve never been there good to see the cats well looked after been through meny times but never stopped all the best classic trucker 😎

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes suprised how fat they were

[@theprogamergt9584]

Love the walk round nice to see some more of the older buildings

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes really enjoy the history over there

[@rosewiegers7284]

Hi Steve....who's taking care of those beautiful pussycats they seems very contented & well kept.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Many people all over malta feed the cats

[@lynnew3971]

Lovely walk Steve, it is so nice when you find somewhere secret , the garden was very well kept , home to so many cats . Take care....👣

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Many thanks Lyn ..And they looks so well kept ?

[@rosemariestolk979]

Lovely garden! So many cats around too. 😊. Thank you.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes Rose!! And they all so fat 🤣🤣

[@rosemariestolk979]

@@EnglishmaninMalta 🤣🤣🤣

[@rosewiegers7284]

@@EnglishmaninMalta Perhaps they all expecting!!!!!

[@peterroberts9638]

I wanna garden like that. How do I become a knight......Thanks for yet another great video

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Any time if you got the money ..lol 😂 Oh that garden is too much work not can not be bothered

[@lifestylesimplelife...thai7666]

Look so nice walk the big place. Take time walk long ! Had nice time . Stay safe xx

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thank you for lovely comments always ...many traffic over there !!

[@johnhowes164]

HI STEVE watched your video that you did,where you ended up at ST VENERA's old church,not to far away from where i live,always find them very intresting.from your local Welshman.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Oh wow! We should meet up I have always around that area

[@hpsingh0064]

Nice uncle

[@hpsingh0064]

U from Malta

[@hpsingh0064]

My name is surinder Singh from India. I love Malta ❤️

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks all

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

welcome to my channel

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

welcome

[@DOTTORMEMEX]

Beautiful video as Always. Can you show us San Anton Garden? Thank you from Italy

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Hey Dottor have many videos over there kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJWZdqyvndxjg9k kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGmbkHiIpceNnJo kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3e9h5Z8oJWXnZI

[@robinhood3926]

You should revisit. Yesterday they found a big water reserve underground

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks I take a look, There are many all over Malta , this garden is being upgraded

[@robinhood3926]

@@EnglishmaninMalta i live just a stone's throw from it

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

@@robinhood3926 Thats a very historical area all the buildings on the main road have loads of history

[@robinhood3926]

@@EnglishmaninMalta you are right brother

[@maryphillips864]

I'm going to blind you with my knowledge of viaducts: A viaduct is a bridge that consists of a series of arches supporting a railway or road allowing passage over a valley, road or river 😊 I cannot lie... I got my info from Google 😂 Beautiful gardens, so like San Anton it could be the same designer? Thanks for sharing Steve 👍

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the info Via google you could have kept quiet and everyone would have been super impressed ..lol

[@maryphillips864]

@@EnglishmaninMalta I'm too honest hahaha

[@aliaksandranikovich6300]

12:10 - An interesting architectural solution.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes all very interesting places

[@aliaksandranikovich6300]

Pleased to walk around the streets of Santa Venera town.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Its a surprisingly historic town

[@bilginizolsun-tv]

Hello, we are watching you with great interest and look forward to your new posts, if possible we would like to see you at ours channel too, thank you for your efforts!

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for visiting Yes I try get over soon !!

[@Eskimoso]

Greetings! I come from Kazakhstan. I have a question for you. Were you born in Great Britain? Is that why you called you channel name "Englishman", right?

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes born in England

[@aliaksandranikovich6300]

@ Englishman in Malta Walked till 24:54.

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

sounds great

[@hatedarklord]

HI Steve paypal can be a pain with there email notifications i have the same problem when buying it hardly never emails till very much later, just a thought m8 alot of streamers use an app called cashapp for donations not sure if this infos any good to ya m8, what a fantastic garden you found there really enjoyed watching and that palace looks amazing from outside, thx for sharing steve great video!!

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Thanks for the info Richard I will check it out cashapp will check it out !! Yes that area is awesome

[@TheTravelerJunkie]

Once I parked there and i didn't even notice that there is a garden

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

Yes it's so hidden

[@MatowGrima-zp6zl]

That mask and the metal fences in the intro terrible. Malta fights for freedom more than most places we could be the best. Jesus Christ is the king of kings

[@EnglishmaninMalta]

It was Covid ?? And behind fence is private land ///just showing it as it is ??