One World - Protecting the most significant buildings, monuments and features of the Maltese islands (05)

Palazzo Pescatore in St Paul's Bay was built at the end of the 19th century and its symmetrical porticoed façades of neo-classical inspiration are similar to those of Palazzo Dragonara at St Julians.

The building is on two floors and is characterised by a verandah all around consisting of a colonnade in the Ionic order which was closed off by glass panels during the 1980s. The upper floor has a series of windows with moulded surrounds.

The palazzo used to be surrounded by a garden containing fountains and other embellishments, some of which are recent additions. Much of these gardens have now been re-developed. The interior was largely altered during the past decades when it was used as a nightclub.

A neo-classical gate with engaged Ionic columns stands at the entrance to the complex and is a landmark in its own right.

Mepa scheduled Palazzo Pescatore and its grounds as a Grade 2 building of architectural importance as per Government Notice number 492/06 in the Government Gazette dated June 6, 2006.