Spinola Palace, St Julian's

The first Spinola Palace was built in 1688 by the knight Fra Paolo Raffaele Spinola, the Grand Prior of Lombardy. According to a Latin inscription above the main entrance, the palace and its surrounding gardens were built "for the people's recreation", and it was used for cultural activities.{{cite book|last1=Guillaumier|first1=Alfie|title=Bliet u Rħula Maltin|date=1987|publisher=Valletta Publishing & Promotion Co. Ltd.|location=Valletta|pages=715–717|language=mt}}{{cite web|title=Palazzo Spinola |url=http://www.ghonnella.com/palazzo.htm |website=L-Ghonnella Restaurant |access-date=29 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814165446/http://www.ghonnella.com/palazzo.htm |archive-date=14 August 2016 }} Since the building's erection on site it was occasionally the summer residence of the Grandmaster, generally for the celebration of the Ta' Lapsi Feast, and this was a tradition that was continued uninterruptedly throughout till the expulsion of the Order.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160827135454/http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2015-04-20/newspaper-lifestyleculture/Il-Festa-Ta-Lapsi-6736134104 Il-Festa Ta’ Lapsi]. The Malta Independent. 20 April 2015. Retrieved on 15 August 2016.

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The palace was eventually passed on to Fra Giovanni Battista Spinola, the nephew of the original owner, and he enlarged and embellished it in 1733 under the direction of the architect Romano Fortunato Carapecchia.{{cite book|last=De Lucca|first=Denis|date=1999|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gF_qAAAAMAAJ&q=Palace+Julians+Malta|title=Carapecchia: Master of Baroque Architecture in Early Eighteenth Century Malta|publisher=Midsea Books|page=188|isbn=9789990993004}}{{cite news|last1=Bugeja|first1=Lino|title=17th-century bishop's summer house in ruins|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151227/life-features/17th-century-bishop-s-summer-house-in-ruins.596995|work=Times of Malta|date=27 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160501094042/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20151227/life-features/17th-century-bishop-s-summer-house-in-ruins.596995|archive-date=1 May 2016}} The palace was damaged during the French occupation of Malta in 1798, and the crown on top of the clock on the façade was symbolically destroyed, so as to signify the Order's expulsion from Malta. The palace was restored in 1826, and it was later acquired by the Church. In the 1830s it was used as a residence by Artist Charles Allingham (c.1778-1850).{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/some-thoughts-on-charles-allingham.789794|title = Some thoughts on Charles Allingham| date=4 May 2020 }}

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In 1860, the palace was leased to the British military for £20 a year.{{cite web|title=Staff Medical Officers of the Malta Garrison 1860 |url=http://maltaramc.com/staffmo/s1860_1869/smo1860.html |website=maltaramc.com |access-date=29 August 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416025903/http://maltaramc.com/staffmo/s1860_1869/smo1860.html |archive-date=16 April 2016 }} It was modified and converted into a military hospital, and was inaugurated as the Forrest Hospital in October of that year.Great Britain's Parliament and House of Commons (1863). [https://books.google.com/books?id=StsSAAAAYAAJ&dq=Forrest+Hospital+Malta&pg=PA235 Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command]. Volume 34. HM Stationery Office. p. 235. It was also sometimes known as Forrest House,[https://books.google.com/books?id=lf3QAAAAMAAJ&q=spinola+gardens+Saint+Julian's Malta Medicall History]. p. 556. and was named for Dr. John Forrest who was the Inspector for Hospitals of the period.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160316172512/http://malta.embassy.gov.au/files/mlta/02%20ANZAC%20experience%20-%20Healing.pdf The Anzac experience in Malta]. p. 6.Godwin, George Nelson (1880). [https://archive.org/details/aguidetomaltese01godwgoog A Guide to the Maltese Islands]. Paolo Bonavia. p. 150. It served generally, but not exclusively, for soldiers suffering forms of venereal diseases and hosted at least twenty patients at a time.Debono, Charles (19 April 2015). [https://web.archive.org/web/20160402072630/http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150419/life-features/malta-turns-into-the-nurse-of-the-mediterranean-as-gallipoli-ends-in.564792 Malta turns into the ‘Nurse of the Mediterranean’ as Gallipoli ends in stalemate]. The Malta Independent. Retrieved on 10 August 2016. On a normal basis it could serve for 42-bedded patients,{{cite book|last1=Savona-Ventura|first1=Charles|title=Contemporary Medicine in Malta [1798–1979]|date=2005|publisher=P.E.G. Ltd|location=Malta|pages=201|isbn=9781326648992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eMgkDAAAQBAJ&q=Villa+Spinola+Malta&pg=PA201}} {{ISBN|1326648993}} divided into nine wards at different floors,{{cite web|url=http://www.maltaramc.com/articles/contents/reghosp.html |title=Military Hospitals of the Malta Garrison |work=maltaramc.com |access-date=20 January 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014941/http://www.maltaramc.com/articles/contents/reghosp.html |archive-date=17 November 2015 }} but during crisis it had served up to 186 patients at a time.[http://www.travelmalta.com/aztours/ANZAC%20experience%20-%20Arrival.pdf Anzac experience in Malta]. p. 9. Following the cholera epidemic of 1865, when three patients there died, a sanitary report asserted that the building, being a non-purposely built and antique residence, was not suitable as a hospital.John Sutherland (1867). [https://books.google.com/books?id=apBwBj8CTKgC&dq=Forrest+Hospital&pg=PA55 Report on the Sanitary Condition of Malta and Gozo, with Reference to the Epidemic Cholera in the Year 1865]. G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode. p. 55. Since its inauguration as a hospital until at least the end of the 19th century, the building had serious issues related to a bad drainage system and ventilation.[https://books.google.com/books?id=i7hW1olJeXwC&q=Forrest+Hospital+Malta Report for the year (Great Britain. Army Medical Services)]. H.M. Stationery Office. 1897. By 1900 the accommodation at the hospital grew with the use of tents at its gardens.[https://books.google.com/books?id=1hrjAAAAMAAJ&q=Forrest+Hospital+patients+Malta Sessional Papers, Volume 39]. p. 80. Improvements were carried out, and were ready by 1906, on the sewage system.{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_xGAQAAMAAJ&q=Forrest+Hospital+patients+Malta |title=Sessional Papers |date=1906 |publisher=H.M. Stationery Office |language=en}} The palace was still in use as a hospital in World War I.{{cite news|last1=Darmanin|first1=Denis A.|title=A forgotten memorial|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20100504/books/a-forgotten-memorial.305806|access-date=29 August 2015|work=Times of Malta|date=4 May 2010}} The building saw its end as a hospital in August[http://www.maltaramc.com/articles/contents/reghosp.html Military Hospitals of the Malta Garrison] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117014941/http://www.maltaramc.com/articles/contents/reghosp.html |date=2015-11-17 }}. 1922.{{cite web |last=Mirabelli|first=Terence|date=2015|title=The ANZAC experience in Malta - Arrival|url=http://malta.embassy.gov.au/files/mlta/one%20ANZAC%20experience%20-%20Arrival.pdf|page=6|publisher=The Island Publications Ltd|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316172504/http://malta.embassy.gov.au/files/mlta/one%20ANZAC%20experience%20-%20Arrival.pdf|archive-date=16 March 2016|location=Ta’ Xbiex}}[http://www.travelmalta.com/aztours/ANZAC%20experience%20-%20Healing.pdf Anzac experience in Malta]. p. 6. This became only possible with a military hospital opening in Mtarfa.{{Cite journal | url=https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/bitstream/123456789/23704/1/CSV-Military%20and%20Naval%20Hospitals%20in%20Malta%20in%20the%20last%20two%20Centuries.PDF | title=Military and Naval Hospitals in Malta in the last two Centuries | journal=Historia hospitalium | issue=22 | year=2000 | first=Charles | last=Savona-Ventura | pages=156–181}}

It was included on the Antiquities List of 1935.{{Cite web|url=http://www.justiceservices.gov.mt/DownloadDocument.aspx?app=lom&itemid=11070&l=1|title=Protection of antiquities}}{{cite web|title=Protection of Antiquities Regulations 21st November, 1932 Government Notice 402 of 1932, as Amended by Government Notices 127 of 1935 and 338 of 1939. |url=https://www.mepa.org.mt/file.aspx?f=2627 |website=Malta Environment and Planning Authority |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419101304/https://www.mepa.org.mt/file.aspx?f=2627 |archive-date=19 April 2016 |url-status=dead }} In the 1940s, it was used as a shelter for people whose homes had been destroyed by aerial bombardment in World War II.{{cite web|title=St Julians and Paceville (Malta Nightlife)|url=http://www.heartofmalta.com/en/malta/guide/malta-night-life-paceville.aspx|website=heartofmalta.com|access-date=29 August 2015}} The palace eventually fell into a state of disrepair,Administrative agencies (1981). [https://books.google.com/books?id=qCUkAQAAIAAJ&q=Spinola+Palace+shop+Malta Reports on the Working of Government Departments for the Year 1981]. Malta Information Division. p. 91. before being taken over by the government in 1975.Administrative agencies (1975). [https://books.google.com/books?id=oKYVAQAAIAAJ&q=Spinola+Palace+shop+Malta Reports on the Working of Government Departments 1975]. Malta Information Division. p. 101. It was restored between 1984 and 1986 when at this point it was projected to host the Museum of Modern Art at the upper floors, but after its opening it was unsuccessful at attracting a reasonable number of visitors.[https://books.google.com/books?id=qCUkAQAAIAAJ&q=museum+of+modern+art+spinola+St.+Julians Reports on the Working of Government Departments for the Year 1981]. p. 91.[http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2009-08-09/opinions/a-museum-of-modern-art-in-malta-228928/ A Museum of modern art in Malta]. The Malta Independent. 9 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2016.[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090322/letters/modern-art-museum-in-valletta.249805 Modern Art museum in Valletta]. It appeared on a postal stamp circa 1991, with the missing crown.[http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-378525088/stock-photo-malta-circa-a-stamp-printed-in-malta-shows-spinola-palace-st-julian-s-circa.html MALTA - CIRCA 1991: a stamp printed in Malta shows Spinola Palace, St. Julian's, circa 1991]. In 1996 plans were made for the building to be converted and be used by the Ministry for Tourism.DOP Malta (1996). [https://books.google.com/books?id=GqcVAQAAIAAJ&q=Spinola+palace+department+tourism Reports on the Working of Government Departments for the Year 1996]. Department of Information. p. 498. The ministry started to operate from the building on 9 November 1998,[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/1998/11/pr1980.asp Il-Ministeru ghat-Turizmu trasferit ghal San Giljan].[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/1999/03/pr483.asp Il-Proposti ghall-Izvilupp tal-White Rocks Holiday Complex jinfethu fit-8.4.1999].[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/2002/01/pr036.asp DISKORS TA’ L-ONOR. MICHAEL REFALO, MINISTRU GHAT-TURIZMU, FL-OKKAZJONI TAL-PREZENTAZZJONI TAR-RAPPORT DWAR IT-TOURISM CARRYING CAPACITY TAL-GZEJJER MALTIN - MINISTERU TAT-TURIZMU, PALAZZO SPINOLA, SAN GILJAN - IL-HAMIS 17 TA’ JANNAR 2002]. 17 January 2002. Retrieved on 10 August 2016. but on 18 March 2002 the ministry was moved to Auberge d'Italie in Valletta. The Enforcement Directorate of the Malta Tourism Authority was then transferred there, using the palace as centre of operations until 2007. In July 2007, two MTA Enforcement Officials were assaulted just across the road from the palace while on duty.{{Cite web|url=https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/tourism-enforcement-officers-assaulted-in-paceville.6479|title=Tourism enforcement officers assaulted in Paceville|website=Times of Malta|date=31 August 2007 }}{{cite web|title=The Auberge d'Italie|url=http://www.mta.com.mt/page.aspx?id=56|website=Malta Tourism Authority|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905193129/http://www.mta.com.mt/page.aspx?id=56|archive-date=5 September 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Grima|first1=Noel|title=The Fine Arts Museum saga comes full circle|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-11-17/news/the-fine-arts-museum-saga-comes-full-circle-3210838018/|work=The Malta Independent|date=17 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120072150/http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2013-11-17/news/the-fine-arts-museum-saga-comes-full-circle-3210838018/|archive-date=20 November 2013}} The building was restored once again between 2006 and 2007[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/archive/diaryofevents/2007.pdf DOI]. and the crown on the clock, which had been missing since 1798, was reconstructed in 2012.{{cite web|title=Spinola Palace - St. Julians |url=https://restoration.gov.mt/en/otherprojects/ongoingprojects/Pages/Spinola-Palace---St--Julians.aspx |website=Restoration Directorate |access-date=17 January 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201213456/https://restoration.gov.mt/en/otherprojects/ongoingprojects/Pages/Spinola-Palace---St--Julians.aspx |archive-date=1 February 2016 }} Restoration work took place at different stages, the last was in 2013.[https://tourism.gov.mt/en/culture-press-releases/press-releases/Pages/Press-Releases-Pages/2013CulturePressReleasesPages/10October2013/PR2388.aspx NIĊĊELEBRAW IL-WIRT STORIKU TAGĦNA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921054420/https://tourism.gov.mt/en/culture-press-releases/press-releases/Pages/Press-Releases-Pages/2013CulturePressReleasesPages/10October2013/PR2388.aspx |date=21 September 2016 }}. Reference Number: PR2388. Press Release Issue Date: 27 October 2013. Retrieved on 10 August 2016.[https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Publications/Documents/Annual%20Reports/Ministry%20for%20Tourism.pdf Annual Report Ministry for Tourism]. p. 11.

In late 2006 Malta submitted interest in hosting the Headquarters of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM).{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060908/local/malta-offers-to-host-pam-secretariat.42070|title=Malta offers to host PAM secretariat|first=Allied Newspapers|last=Ltd|work=timesofmalta.com|date=8 September 2006 |access-date=20 January 2017}} For this purpose, the main areas of the palace were converted and put available for the parliament's requirements.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WmKKCwAAQBAJ&q=Spinola%20stables%20pizza%20hut&pg=PA171|title=Malta and Gozo|first=Juliet|last=Rix|date=3 December 2015|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=9781784770259|access-date=20 January 2017|via=Google Books}}[http://www.pam.int/?m=multimedia&id=14 PALAZZO SPINOLA - PAM HQ INAUGURATION]. Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean. pam.int. 22 November 2007. Retrieved on 10 August 2016. It was inaugurated and handed over by Prime Minister of Malta Edward Fenech Adami on 22 November 2007.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2007-10-23/news/mr-speaker-meets-parliamentary-assembly-of-the-mediterranean-secretary-general-198690/|title=Mr Speaker Meets Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean secretary general - The Malta Independent|work=independent.com.mt|access-date=20 January 2017}}Radi (22 November 2016). [http://cdn02.abakushost.com/pam/downloads/Address_Speaker_Tabone_Malta_2007_EN.pdf Palazzo Spinola, St. Julian's]. Department of Information. No. 1082. Retrieved on 10 August 2016. A plaque at the building was unveiled by Prime Minister Adami to commemorate this event.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pam.int/welcome.asp?m=multimedia&id=14#105|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315120746/http://www.pam.int/welcome.asp?m=multimedia&id=14#105|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 March 2017|title=Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean|date=15 March 2017}} Between the night of 12 and 13 March 2009 unknown perpetrators have illegally entered the building causing damage to the premises and committing a robbery of a number of items used by the PAM.[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090313/local/pam-headquarters-broken-into.248672 PAM headquarters broken into].[https://web.archive.org/web/20160926032158/http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2009-03-21/news/mediterranean-day-celebrated-with-colloquy-222107/ Mediterranean Day Celebrated with colloquy]. A renewal for a continuous use of the premises was signed on 10 December 2014,[https://www.gov.mt/en/Government/Publications/Documents/Annual%20Reports/2014/MFA%20Annual%20Report%202014.pdf Annual Report 2014. Ministry for Foreign Affairs]. p. 15. by the Minister for Foreign Affairs George William Vella and the President of the Parliamentary Assembly {{Interlanguage link multi|Francesco Maria Amoruso|it}}, at Palazzo Parisio in Valletta.DOI (11 December 2014). [https://foreignaffairs.gov.mt/en/Government/Press%20Releases/Pages/Minister-George-W--Vella-signs-the-Protocol-to-Extend-the-Agreement-on-the-Judicial-Status-of-the-Parliamentary-Assembly-of.aspx signs the Protocol to Extend the Agreement on the Judicial Status of the Parliamentary Assembly of The Mediterranean in the Republic of Malta]. Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Retrieved on 10 August 2016.

The building is not open to the general public,{{cite web|url=http://www.airmalta.com/destinazzjonijiet/malta-mt-MT/best-of-malta-mt-MT/nightlife-mt-MT/paceville-and-st-julian-s-mt-MT|title=Paceville u San Ġiljan - Air Malta|work=airmalta.com|access-date=20 January 2017}} except its cellar, which houses L-Għonnella Restaurant. The palace was well known for its large amounts of wine secured in its cellars during the Order of St. John.{{cite web|url=http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/2007/02/pr0179.asp|title=Department of Information|work=gov.mt|access-date=20 January 2017}}

The palace is a large Baroque building with three stories. The façade contains a large sculpted clock under a crown. According to Giovanni Bonello, the palace is the very first building to hold a clock as a central feature and the only to have it on a non-religious baroque façade in Malta.Bonello, Giovanni (2000). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SIhoAAAAMAAJ&q=spinola+palace+architecture+st+Julians Histories of Malta: Figments and fragments]. Fondazzjoni Patrimonju Malti. {{ISBN|9993210110}}, {{ISBN|9789993210115}}. p. 93. The façade is generally lit at night.[https://books.google.com/books?id=FzeTVgOkeRQC&dq=elegant+palace+in+st+julians&pg=PA179 Malta]. p. 179. The palace is considered a masterpiece of Maltese architecture.[https://books.google.com/books?id=nTenmaCNnWcC&q=Paolo+Rafael+de+Spinola Malta]. p. 54.

The palace stands on a hill with extensive views that were diminished over the years.[https://books.google.com/books?id=XYdoAAAAMAAJ&q=spinola+palace+architecture+st+Julians Malta]. p. 36. It originally overlooked and gave its name to Spinola Bay. In the 20th century, the area surrounding the palace began to be built up, and today the palace is barely visible from the bay, being obscured by apartments and other modern buildings.[https://books.google.com/books?id=b4ZoAAAAMAAJ&q=spinola+palace+architecture+st+Julians A Chronicle of Twentieth Century Malta]. p. xx. Spinola Bay, formerly St. Julian's Bay, is now reputed for its number of prime restaurants and fine dining.[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20150211/opinion/Raising-quality-of-tourism.555610 Raising quality of tourism].

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The palace originally was surrounded by large extensive gardens open for the entertainment of the public, but little remains of them.Nelson, Nina (1978). [https://books.google.com/books?id=RH1oAAAAMAAJ&q=spinola+palace+architecture+st+Julians Malta]. Bratsford. p. 115. Part of the demolished gardens consisted of a wine yard.[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/EN/press_releases/2007/02/pr0179.asp INAWGURAT IL-ĠNIEN TAL-PALAZZ TA’ SPINOLA WARA PROĠETT TA’ MMODERNIZZAR U TITJIB].[http://www.sangiulianorestaurant.com/en/gallery/gallery/5/history-.htm History] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823031524/http://www.sangiulianorestaurant.com/en/gallery/gallery/5/history-.htm |date=23 August 2016 }}. There are now two gardens, one at the front and one at the back, with only the front garden open to the public. The front garden was embellished by the Tumas Group between 2006 and 2007. During this renovation, the garden's Baroque character was retained, but a modern twist was added.{{cite news|last1=Farrugia|first1=Massimo|title=Spinola Palace garden to be rebuilt|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20060305/local/spinola-palace-garden-to-be-rebuilt.61313|access-date=29 August 2015|work=Times of Malta|date=5 March 2006}}{{cite news|title=President inaugurates Spinola Palace garden|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070211/local/president-inaugurates-spinola-palace-garden.26787|access-date=29 August 2015|work=Times of Malta|date=11 February 2007}} It is prohibited to consume alcohol at any time at the garden.[http://www.doi-archived.gov.mt/en/Bye-Laws/2008/0801645%20Alcohol%20San%20Giljan.pdf 2008]. The private back garden is not accessible to the public and is enclosed by a high wall.Blasi, Abigail. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Z812CAAAQBAJ&dq=Palazzo+Spinola+shop+Malta&pg=PT119 Malta e Gozo]. Guide EDT/Lonely Planet. p. 119. {{ISBN|8859206278}}. {{ISBN|9788859206279}}. They are named, and generally known, as the Spinola Gardens.[https://books.google.com/books?id=FzeTVgOkeRQC&dq=Spinola+Palace+WWII&pg=PA177 Malta]. p. 177.

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When Fra Paolo Rafel Spinola built the palace, he also built a church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception nearby. The first stone of the church was laid on 16 June 1687, and it was consecrated on 10 September 1688.Ferris, Achille (1881). [https://books.google.com/books?id=_csNAAAAQAAJ&q=Villa+Spinola+Malta Memorie dell' inclito Ordine gerosolimitano esistenti nelle isole di Malta]. Tip. di. C. Busuttil. p. 171. The church was enlarged and its façade was rebuilt in 1914. The church is on the list of the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.{{cite web|title=Church of the Immaculate Conception|url=http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Chapels%20and%20Niches/00797.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214848/http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/Chapels%20and%20Niches/00797.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2015|website=National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands|access-date=29 August 2015|date=27 August 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Scerri|first1=John|title=San Giljan|url=http://www.malta-canada.com/churches-chapels/San-Giljan.htm|website=malta-canada.com|access-date=29 August 2015}}

When the palace was built, two boathouses were constructed on the rocky shore of Spinola Bay. The boathouses are rather plain, and have two arches leading to a wide open area.{{cite web|title=San Giuliano Restaurant|url=http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/01217.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923214302/http://www.culturalheritage.gov.mt/filebank/inventory/01217.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 September 2015|website=National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands|access-date=29 August 2015|date=28 December 2012}} The boathouses are now restaurants, with the one on the left called San Giuliano and the one on the right called Raffael. Both restaurants are managed by San Giuliano Catering Ltd.{{cite web|title=Home|url=http://www.sangiulianorestaurant.com/en/home.htm|website=San Giuliano Catering Ltd.|access-date=29 August 2015|archive-date=21 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221175922/http://www.sangiulianorestaurant.com/en/home.htm|url-status=dead}}

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Cut away from the palace's original garden is the Spinola Belvedere.[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608013450/http://www.maltahomes.net/property-details/ref-S2225/House-of-Character/St.-Julians/ House of Character in St. Julians for Sale]. Today the gardens on this side of the palace are built up with modern roads and housing estates.[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20051029/letters/no-praise-for-st-julians-council No praise for St Julians council]. The belvedere is currently under renovation.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160326062855/http://www.arcstudio.com.mt/gallery/restoration_conservation/belvedere/ Belvedere St. Julian's - 2008].[https://web.archive.org/web/20160925194654/http://www.fineandcountrymalta.com/print_details.php?propertyID=82188&networkID=8&ref=0&images=&refType= Property reference: STJ-006791]. PROPERTY FULL DETAILS. Fine & Country. St Julian's.

Along the way is the building of the stables that were restored in the 1990s to accommodate the Sardinella Restaurant[https://books.google.com/books?id=OickAQAAIAAJ&q=pizza+hut+st+julians Reports on the Working of Government Departments for the Year ...]. and since 1993 has been occupied by a Pizza Hut restaurant, the first to open in Malta.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161024080622/http://company.pizzahut.com.mt/about-us/ About Us]. A further refurbishment was carried in 2006, when the restaurant was given a blend combination of old and modern design.[http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2006-05-31/business-news/Facelift-For-Pizza-Hut-St-Julian's-outlet-92145 Facelift For Pizza Hut St Julian's outlet]. Pizza Hut celebrated their 20 years anniversary in Malta at the building in 2013.[http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/lifestyle/food/29142/everyone-is-a-winner-at-pizza-hut-20130816#.V2pj1ZBHmK0 Everyone is a winner at Pizza Hut!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817095931/http://www.maltatoday.com.mt/lifestyle/food/29142/everyone-is-a-winner-at-pizza-hut-20130816#.V2pj1ZBHmK0 |date=17 August 2016 }}.

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