Villa Guardamangia

Villa Guardamangia
49, Guardamangia Hill, Pietà, Malta
Former namesCasa Medina
Alternative namesCasa Guardamangia
General information
StatusIntact
TypeVilla
Architectural styleVernacular and Neoclassical
LocationGwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta
Coordinates35°53′32.1″N 14°29′42.2″E / 35.892250°N 14.495056°E / 35.892250; 14.495056
CompletedMid-18th century
OwnerGovernment of Malta
Technical details
MaterialLimestone

Villa Guardamangia (Italian – 'look' and 'eat'), formerly known as Casa Medina and sometimes referred to as Casa Guardamangia, is a 16,791-square-foot (1,559.9 m2) townhouse in Gwardamanġa, Pietà, Malta, which served as the residence of Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh (later Queen Elizabeth II), and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1949 and 1951, while Philip was stationed in Malta as a serving Royal Navy officer.