From my walk to the Corinthia Hotel to take shots of the watchtower and then around St George’s Bay.
I have special feelings for this lovely villa. 50 years ago, about this time of year I received a phone call from the management of this villa asking me and Christine, who was my fiancée at the time, to go to the villa as soon as possible as they wanted to talk to us urgently. We had booked the place for our wedding reception around 2 years in advance which was to be a month or so after the call. We went to the Villa immediately and were shown the place which had suffered loads of damage from a storm which hit Malta on the previous days. We were told that they would not be able to finish works by our wedding day and we had better find another venue. Luckily the invitations were not printed yet and we managed to secure a hall at Salina Bay Hotel through the help of a friend.
Villa Rosa, at the time was the most chic place to hold a wedding reception in Malta and I am still in love with the place for the fond memories it brings back. At the time it was the only building in sight surrounded by a big well-kept garden.
Villa Rosa is today a Boutique Hotel.
Many thanks for your views, comments and fav's.
What a pity about your wedding reception Dione, it certainly is a wonderful looking villa and beautiful architecture. Maybe you can take Christine there on your wedding anniversary ;-)
What a beautiful place , such a shame that your wedding reception at this wonderful venue could not take place , but good that it brings back happy memories !
What a wonderful building shame about not being able to have your wedding reception there. Maybe you could have had your 50th anniversary celebrations there instead.
It’s magnificent & you must both have been very disappointed you couldn’t hold your wedding there. I’m sure your day at the alternative place was lovely but this was your first choice so always special!
A beautifully grand building. I’m sure your number 2 choice for a venue was equally as special. Congrats a month in advance of your 50th wedding anniversary🎉
Ian
( it will be very dissapointed . Green is the main colour.)