Pieta Attractions
Beyond Floriana the road first comes to Pietà (pop. 4,500), with St Luke's Hospital and the beautifully situated Villa Portelli, in which Queen Elizabeth II once stayed.
There is not much to see or do here. Gwardamanga is mainly a residential area and Pietà is one of the main arteries leading to the west of the island. The only attraction is Malta's principal hospital, St Luke's, which was built in 1938 and occupies almost the entire peninsula that divides the Pietà and the Msida Creeks.
On Gwardamanga's higher ground Lord and Lady Mountbatten resided at Villa Gwardamanga, and Queen Elizabeth II stayed at her uncle's villa during numerous visits, first as a princess and later as queen.
There is not much to see or do here. Gwardamanga is mainly a residential area and Pietà is one of the main arteries leading to the west of the island. The only attraction is Malta's principal hospital, St Luke's, which was built in 1938 and occupies almost the entire peninsula that divides the Pietà and the Msida Creeks.
On Gwardamanga's higher ground Lord and Lady Mountbatten resided at Villa Gwardamanga, and Queen Elizabeth II stayed at her uncle's villa during numerous visits, first as a princess and later as queen.
