Pjazza Mesquita

Filmed as Littlefinger's brothel and the street skirmish

📍 Pjazza Mesquita, Mdina, Mdina, Malta

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Pjazza Mesquita — Photo: Frank Vincentz · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

Scene breakdown · A Song of Ice and Fire

Littlefinger's brothel and the street skirmish

Game of Thrones S01E05 Mild spoilers

Jaime Lannister's men ambush Ned Stark in the street outside Littlefinger's brothel, and the confrontation turns into a sword fight.

Eddard Stark Jaime Lannister Petyr Baelish

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Also filmed here: The Count of Monte Cristo

Mdina streets

2002 Mild spoilers

Visit Malta's guide places a sword fight between Edmond and Fernand in this square; Mdina's squares were also dressed for a carnival crowd scene.

Edmond Dantès Fernand Mondego

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Real-world history

A small square tucked among Mdina's Norman-era townhouses, typical of the Silent City's labyrinthine street plan, largely unchanged since the medieval period.

Logistics & accessibility

Admission: Freely accessible at all times; no ticket required to walk the square and surrounding alleys.

Parking & accessibility: No vehicle access inside the walls. Park outside the main gate and walk in (about 5 minutes over flat cobblestone).

Best time to visit: Midday sun is harsh on the pale stone; aim for late-afternoon light and quieter alleys.

What else to see here

Silent City stone alleys

Narrow shaded lanes built to trap cool air.

Wander

0 min
Norman house architecture

Carved stone balconies and coats of arms from the 13th–15th centuries.

Architecture

2 min walk