Gozo Island: Beyond Victoria, Victoria, Malta (B)

The islands of Malta and Gozo provide two very different experiences. Gozo was the first of these two islands to be settled and therefore the most historic. These earliest settlers came from Sicily and would have reached Gozo first. Today regular ferries make their way across the Mediterranean Sea from two ports on Malta, the vehicle ferry from Ċirkewwa and Valletta. Arriving in Gozo visitors have several choices regarding travel around the island including public transport, taxi and hire car. But the most exciting conveyance is the tuk tuk – my personal choice.

We set off from Mġarr Harbour and made our way towards Qala. There is a viewing terrace on the outskirts of this village. From here we could see the other two islands in the Maltese archipelago, Malta and Comino. Malta is the largest island and the administrative centre. Gozo is the second largest and a centre for fishing and agriculture as well as tourism. Comino, the smallest is mostly uninhabited and has just one hotel. From this viewpoint we carried on to the village of Xagħra, famous as the site of the Ġgantija Temples. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).