Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar, Malta, hosts company events, private dinners and weddings in an 18th-century palace and its walled Italianate garden. The official site states that weddings run from 30 to 500 guests, with civil ceremonies from 10 people, and that business events can reach several hundred guests in the vaulted stone cellars. A small yacht takes groups of up to 12.
Seminars and company events
The palazzo markets itself for launches, anniversaries, networking breakfasts, formal gatherings, parties, fashion shows and filming. The site does not describe a seminar package, projection equipment or room layouts, so a meeting organiser should ask the sales team what is available. What the house offers is a choice of settings with a clear character: the Ballroom, the gaming and billiard room, the Entrance Hall, the Orangery, the walled garden and the whitewashed vaulted cellars beneath the building.
The cellars are the largest space named for events, with room for several hundred guests according to the venue. For a smaller client dinner or a team outing, the yacht JUPJU is fully staffed and can carry a chef from the palazzo. It takes up to 12 guests for a dinner or a day at sea.
Weddings and receptions
Civil weddings can be held anywhere in the gardens or inside the palazzo, in the Ballroom or in the Sala Lombarda. The Sala Lombarda suits a shorter, more intimate ceremony. After the ceremony, guests can dine and dance in the Ballroom, in the historic Orangery, under the garden awning or on the terrace. The team also describes a church ceremony followed by a wedding breakfast, speeches in the garden and a late party in the cellars.
The venue says an average destination wedding has about 80 guests and that many couples choose micro celebrations. It accepts parties from 30 to 500 guests. Several wedding packages exist, and the team will build a custom plan if none fits. Questions about numbers, curfews and costs go to the sales team by email or phone. Luna Restaurant can be taken over for the whole wedding day.
Rooms and capacities
The official site gives numbers for the wedding range, the cellars and the yacht only. It names the Ballroom, Sala Lombarda, Orangery, walled garden, terrace, Entrance Hall, billiard room and cellars without seat counts. Treat any room-by-room capacity as something to confirm in writing before you shortlist the place.
Accommodation
The official pages do not mention bedrooms at the palazzo. Plan hotel rooms for guests in Naxxar, Mosta or Valletta.
Catering
Catering is in-house. The chef and kitchen team design menus and wine lists to suit each event. Luna Restaurant serves seasonal, local ingredients in a modern Mediterranean style with international touches. The Garden Restaurant offers a buffet on the terrace, and afternoon tea is available for simpler gatherings.
History and setting
The palazzo began in the 1700s as a hunting lodge and grew into a baroque palace. Marquis Giuseppe Scicluna bought it in 1898 and redesigned it, and the family still presents the house. Inside are gilded salons, halls hung with Maltese and Italian art, frescoes, a marble staircase, a Rococo ballroom designed by Carlo Sada and a family chapel with a 17th-century altar. The Italianate walled gardens have cobbled paths, citrus and olive trees, an 18th-century Orangery and a grotto.
Getting there
The palazzo stands on Victory Square in the center of Naxxar, in the north of Malta's main island. Malta has no train network, so guests arrive by road, coach or taxi.
