About

CITTADELLA BOUTIQUE LIVING is a small and intimate cluster of just three apartments, all fully-furnished in a cosmopolitan yet subtle style that complements the stately environment of this area of Victoria. The Bed & Breakfast residencies also include an outdoor swimming pool, BBQ facilities and possibility for on-site dining.

Goes without saying that all three apartments are equipped with air-conditioning, private bathrooms inclusive of shower and hairdryer, free WiFi connectivity, flat-screen TV and cable channels, an oven, a toaster and a kettle.

All rooms enjoy a terrace whereas bed and breakfast offers certain rooms with unforgettable views of the city roof tops right below.
A Full English/Irish breakfast is available every morning inside the property.

HISTORY
 

CITTADELLA BOUTIQUE LIVING is a prestigious destination mainly due to the fact that it is the closest holiday residency to Gozo’s historic Citadel. Therefore some history will help you appreciate your location better.
Gozo’s Citadel, or Castello is strategically located high up on one of Gozo’s highest hills with views of all the island. The
area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age. A temple dedicated to Juno is also said to have stood on the site now
occupied by the Cathedral. During the medieval period, the Roman town was abandoned, and the acropolis was
transformed into a castle. The first reference to this dates back to 1241. At this point, one-third of Gozo's population lived in or around the Cittadella, and the island's inhabitants were required to spend the night within the citadel.
By the end of the 13th century, the Cittadella housed some Sicilian or Italian noblemen representing the Count of Malta and by 1350, it had an administrative council known as the Università. Over time, the Cittadella became too small for the growing population, and by the 15th century the suburb of Rabat began to develop on the site of the Roman town.

The largest attack on the Cittadella took place in July 1551, when a large Ottoman force invaded Gozo and besieged it.
The castle fell within a matter of days, it was sacked and most of the 6,000 Gozitans who took refuge there were taken as slaves. 

After the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, the citadel was attacked again by corsairs in 1583. This prompted a major reconstruction in 1599, a project that saw most of its walls rebuilt by 1622. Gozo's population stayed within the walls of the
Cittadella between dusk and dawn until this curfew was lifted on the 15th of April 1637. The castle remained the only
fortified refuge against attack for the island's inhabitants until the mid 18th century. In June 1798, the Maltese islands were occupied by the French, but the Maltese revolted after a couple of months of French rule. The Gozitans rebelled on 3 September, and the French garrison withdrew to the Cittadella, until they
capitulated on 28 October after some negotiations. A day later, the British transferred control of the Cittadella to the
Gozitans, who set up a provisional government which briefly administered the island as the independent state La Nazione Gozitana. The fortifications of the Cittadella were decommissioned by the British on 1 April 1868 and in 1925, its ruined buildings and fortifications were included on the Antiquities List.

In 2006, the first plans were made to restore the Cittadella, as part of a project that also included the restoration of the
fortifications of Valletta, Birgu and Mdina in Malta. Restoration started in 2008 and was completed in 2016. The Cittadella has been included on Malta's tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1998.