When you visit a city rich in history to then retreat to a hotel or rental that's missing that very element, it can be a bit of an anticlimax. Indulgence Divine is a Malta historic accommodation for two in a 16th century house in the city of Vittoriosa, synonymous with 1565's Great Siege & close to Valletta..
Old buildings have a soul. They have captivating stories to tell. They're almost like an opportunity to meet ancestors and sharing moments with them. They transport you to another dimension. Unless you've stayed in historic places before, it's difficult to comprehend how significant a meaning this can have to your understanding of the area.
We've all romanticised at some point in our life the idea of time travel. With the Maltese city of Vittoriosa, I'd give anything to find out what it felt like living in the time the Phoenicians built their temple to Astarte (1400BC), or what it meant for the European nobility to see the port with its medieval Fort after their defeat in Rhodes and feel their relief at finding the ideal place to settle in (1530AC).
Old wooden houses in the UK can sometimes creak and groan and some find this discomfiting in the stillness of the night. Stone houses such as this don't carry this soundscape and you'll find yourself in the land of nod before you know it.
To help create the ambience conducive to "time travel", I would suggest reading a historic novel before going to bed, say David Abulfia's Great Sea or The Religion by Tim Willcocks.
Above is the bedroom at Indulgence Divine. Click here to visit the rest of the house.
Indulgence Divine is a self catering rental for two, a 16th century townhouse, once part of an eminent merchant’s home.
The furniture is antique mixed with bespoke pieces designed for the house - You'll find it special and unique.
The house is cocooned in the Collacchio area right behind the Inquisitor’s Palace, a hop and a jump from Valletta.
Above is the dining room at Indulgence Divine. Click here to visit the rest of the house.
