Auberge de Castille

Auberge de Castille
Berġa ta' Kastilja
Auberge de Castille after restoration
General information
Status	Intact
Type	Auberge
Architectural style	Spanish Baroque (originally Mannerist)
Location	Valletta, Malta
Coordinates	35°53′45″N 14°30′41″E / 35.89583°N 14.51139°E / 35.89583; 14.51139
Current tenants	Office of the Prime Minister of Malta
Completed	1574
Renovated	1741–1744 1791
Owner	Government of Malta
Technical details
Material	Limestone
Floor count	2
Design and construction
Architect	Girolamo Cassar
Renovating team
Architect	Andrea Belli

The Auberge de Castille (Maltese: Berġa ta' Kastilja) is an auberge in Valletta, Malta. It was originally built in the 1570s to house knights of the Order of Saint John from the langue of Castile, León and Portugal. The present building dates back to the 1740s, when it was completely rebuilt during the magistracy of Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. The new auberge was built in the Baroque style, and it has been called "probably the finest building in Malta". It now houses the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta.

The auberge is located in Castille Square, close to Saint James Cavalier, the and the Upper Barrakka Gardens. It is situated at the highest point of Valletta and overlooks Floriana and the Grand Harbour area.

The name Castille (or Kastilja in Maltese) is often used as a metonym to refer to the Prime Minister and his office, in a similar sense to how the White House is used to refer to the Executive Office of the President of the United States.

Auberge de Castille was originally built in 1573–74 to designs of the architect Girolamo Cassar. The original auberge, which took over the role of an earlier Auberge de Castille et Portugal in the former capital Birgu, was built in the Mannerist style, and it was regarded as Cassar's most innovative design. The auberge had a single storey, and its façade had panelled pilasters dividing it into eleven bays. The design of the auberge is known from a late 17th-century painting and an early 18th-century drawing.