Saint Sebastian’s - Ta’ San Bastjan

Meet with the locals, explore Qormi, discover places and experience traditions that make Qormi as authentic as it is.

Qormi is renowned for bread baking and is indeed known as the bakers' city. It is also known as Citta' Pinto, after Grand Master Manuel Pinto de Fonseca who elevated the village to the status of a city in 1743.

Book your stay with us and have your pick from the range of activities that make up the Qormi Experience.

• The Bread Baking Experience
  
• The Papier Mache Experience
  
• The Festa Experience
  
• The Band Club Experience
  
• The Fireworks Experience
  
• The Golf Club Experience
  
• The Local Eateries Experience
• The Wine Tasting Experience
• The Filigree Experience
• The Horse Racing Experience
• The Sporting Experience
  

The Qormi Experience

Ħal-Qormi is best known among the Maltese for baking Maltese bread (Ħobż tal-Malti) and, indeed during the rule of the Knights of Malta, Qormi was widely known as Casal Fornaro - the Village of Bakeries - a proud tradition that continues today.

Explore the smell within the bakery which is constantly that of freshly baked bread with a bitter smoke to it resulting from the burning oven wood.

Discover the bakery tools and wood-fired ovens used, the bakers' skills, and techniques applied to produce such a staple food daily.

Experience how a traditional Maltese bakery produces bread, an essential dietary food item in Maltese culture.

Meet the locals. The people who have been baking bread for generations.

A Personalised tour can be organised by the hotel

Experience one of the festas (feasts), the pageantry, and the vivid celebrations in Qormi which take place during the week ending on the last Sunday of June for the feast of Saint George.

Explore the maze of alleys and narrow streets splendidly decorated by passionate feast enthusiasts and lively locals.

Discover this vibrant town lightened up with beautiful fireworks manufactured by the locals who are highly experienced in pyrotechnics. Very shortly, Qormi shall be housing the national pyrotechnic museum which will open its doors to the public displaying the techniques and the milestones reached by these craftsmen over the centuries.

Don’t miss out and take part in this cheer.

Easter Sunday Pageantry

Religious celebrations take place in the enchantingly decorated 16th-century collegiate church of Saint George followed by pageants in the quaint and narrow streets of Qormi,

Explore what it takes to form part of one of Malta’s most sought-after pageants.

Discover where and when such pageants take place.

Experience Maltese culture like never before.

Meet the locals. Be part of the Maltese community.

Maltese Platter

Maltese Kuksu

Maltese Rabbit Stew

Explore the materials used and the skills required to craft filigree.

Discover the technique for creating such artifacts.

Experience the feeling of satisfaction when crafting a piece yourself.

Explore the various types of vines grown which produce the different types of grapes.

Discover how wine is produced.

Experience the taste of true Maltese wine.

Explore the various sports activities that take place just 1.0 KM away from the hotel.

Discover where the sporting complexes are located.

Experience Maltese sports.

Upper Barraka Gardens, Valletta

Blue Lagoon, Comino

Mdina Gate, Rabat

1 of 2 Private Ensuite Bathrooms

Access to the First Floor from Elevator & Glass Walkway

Luxury Boutique Hotel

of the Year 2024.

We wish to thank our guests for their exceptional reviews which made it possible for the hotel to receive this award.

We wish to thank all our guests who had the pleasure of experiencing the authenticity of our boutique hotel and our team at Palazzino Nina who made it possible to achieve this high prestigious rating.

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The Management

The owners are accomplished management practioners with direct experience in the hospitality industry. All staff and management follow continous professional development courses and training in order to keep up to date with the latest practices in the industry. We strive to provide a safe, healthy and happy environment for our guests and staff.

The Accommodation

The House’s History

Guests are able to mingle in a cosy and intimate environment, while they can relax in their elegant and stylish independent suites, most of which enjoy their own external areas. Guests can also make use of the Palazzino's large and scattered outdoor areas at anytime while enjoying tranquil and serene moments in a number of independent, sunkissed courtyards and terraces furnished to guests' comfort. The boutique hotel layout which consists of seven independent suites does not have any corridors and the maximum number of occupants does not exceed nineteen, thus making the hotel to have an intimate environment.

Access to the hotel is controlled and only hotel residents have direct independent access through secure door access technologies introduced by the owners from inception of this project. Hence, no access to the general public is possible. Access to the hotel is fully controlled.

The house was lived in mostly by a family of Catholic priests. The first one was Dun Ġwann Cilia who had his niece, Maria Gratia Cilia, known by the Maltese name Grezz, living-in as a house matron. Later when the two brothers of Grezz became priests they too came to live in this house. Their names were Dun Ġużepp Cilia, and Dun Salv Cilia. On the demise of Grezz, her niece, Nina daughter of her brother Ġanni, took her place as matron of the house. The nephew of Nina, Dun David Cilia, also became a priest and lived for a time in the house. Nina was a spinster and dedicated her life to serve the family and her community.

Contact Information

Palazzino Nina, 106,

St. Catherine Street,

Qormi, Malta

QRM 2204

+35621444405 / +35679336381

reservations@palazzinonina.com

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