{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Heritage Malta","provider_url":"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt","author_name":"Aiden Aquilina Cohen","author_url":"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt\/author\/aiden-cohen\/","title":"Villa Frere Open Days - Heritage Malta","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gp4bzpkf7u\"><a href=\"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt\/whats-on\/villa-frere-open-days\/\">Villa Frere Open Days<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/heritagemalta.mt\/whats-on\/villa-frere-open-days\/embed\/#?secret=gp4bzpkf7u\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Villa Frere Open Days&#8221; &#8212; Heritage Malta\" data-secret=\"gp4bzpkf7u\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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Villa Frere was created by British diplomat, poet, scholar, and philanthropist John Hookham Frere, after the demise of his wife in 1831, as a means of comfort for his sadness. From this garden, which enjoyed wide-open views spanning from Mdina to Valletta, he could also look out at the Msida Bastion Cemetery, where his wife reposed. Villa Frere became a sanctuary for numerous academics, most famously Mikiel Anton Vassalli who reportedly discussed with Frere how to establish Maltese as a written and taught language. This romantic story and Villa Frere\u2019s garden faded away with Frere\u2019s death in 1846. The site fell into neglect until forty years later when the villa became the residence of Captain Edward Price. A notable garden enthusiast, he gave life back to the property, earning it the title of a botanic garden. The place became a prominent attraction, both to locals and foreigners. Today, just over a third of the original area survives (including the house), yet the mystique is still there. 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