The Auberge de Castille in Valletta was built for the Order of St. John as the seat of the langue of Castile, León and Portugal, under Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca. Girolamo Cassar designed the original building of 1573 to 1574. Andrea Belli designed the rebuild of 1741 to 1744, and Domenico Cachia supervised construction. The text dates the earlier auberge to both 1573 to 1574 and 1574.
The infobox says Spanish Baroque, and the text says Baroque in general and Spanish Baroque for the rebuild. It is limestone, two stories on a rectangular plan around a central courtyard, with an eleven-bay facade.
Alterations came in 1791. The French used it as headquarters after 1798, and the British from 1805. Bombing damaged it in 1942, and it was restored between 2009 and 2014. The Office of the Prime Minister moved there in 1972. It is a Grade 1 monument. The article gives no visiting access.
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