In the following photos, published by the National Archives of Malta, one can see what the century old Villa Rosa in St Julian's looked like all those years ago.

Villa Rosa was built as the summer residence of Luigi Apap who lived in Valletta for the rest of the year.

The villa, which was designed by Andrea Vassallo, was named after Luigi Apap’s wife, Rosa Cicolari.

Although the villa still exists today, a lot of things have changed since then…

The villa once overlooked the beautiful St George’s Bay and not many buildings stood between them unlike now, making this the most idyllic summer residence.

Have you ever visited Villa Rosa?