Glossary

Farmhouse (Razzett)

A traditional rural Maltese property, often stone-built and converted from agricultural use, concentrated in villages like Siġġiewi, Mġarr and Gozo's western villages.

A farmhouse (razzett) is a traditional rural Maltese property, typically stone-built and originally agricultural in use, often converted to residential with features like exposed stone walls, courtyards and generous plot sizes. They’re concentrated in Malta’s rural Western villages (Siġġiewi, Mġarr) and across much of Gozo, and are treated by estate agents as their own distinct, sought-after category - related to but separate from a house of character, which is typically an urban or village-core townhouse rather than a rural, originally agricultural building. See Farmhouses in Malta for the full guide.