Gozo - The Northern Isle

So waking up for the third time in Malta, the decision was made to go to Gozo. This is Malta's second island, situated just to the north of the main island. It is large, less urbanised and more easy going than its bigger sister. Despite its association with Malta, Gozo has a strong identity of its own. We went to Gozo the day which is probably not really long enough to scratch more than the surface of the island. Definitely worth a visit.

Mgarr -Harbour of Gozo

 



Travelling the straits to Gozo, I was expecting to see lots of sea birds, but like most of Malta was relatively bird less. The large ferry boat docked in at Mgarr, where we took a open top bus to Victoria. Victoria is the islands main city. Its a small town, but is still quite ...In the olden days the entire population of the island had to sleep in the fort, due to the risk of marauders from the sea.

 

Victoria

The fort was positioned towards the top of the  city, which must be a very long walk if you wore armour. From there were good views over the surrounding countryside.

From Victoria we took the short route to Ggantija. This is a temple of standing stones that have a history dating further back than Stonehenge and the pyramids. It was a UNESCO site which demonstrated its importance. I have to apologise but I thought it didn't look like much more than a pile of rocks.

Ggantija - nothing more than a pile of rocks

 

 

As usual when we got back we had dinner and drinks in Sliema.