A little expedition today to Gozo – the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago – 30 minutes by ferry from Malta. Very efficient ferry service – no queues – drive up and on and away you go! (some good timing from Matt as well). Steeped in history like the rest of Malta, from the era of the Knights of St John, apparently Gozo is where in the legend the nymph Calypso held the Greek hero enthralled for 7 years originated from.
There are flat-topped hills rising out of the valleys, dry stone walls everywhere and also a church dome on every hill. We visited the megalithic Ggantija Temple ruins before lunching at Monsalforn – a brisk wind blowing but very pleasant looking out to sea. Then a circuitous route through Zebbug, the Ta’ Dbiegi craft village and down to Dwejra point. Lots to see here including a tower fortification, the Azure Window and Fungi and Crocodile rocks – the latter 3 all formed through natural erosion of the sea on the coastline. Also spectacular here was a small inland sea – literally that where a huge rock chasm 80m long, 36 m wide separates the inland sea from the Mediterranean. A noted diving location reputedly very dramatic as you emerge from the tunnel into the very blue Mediterranean which drops off below 50m and teems with fish.
Homeward bound we then stopped at the citadel, a walled city within Victoria, the capital of Gozo – beautiful 360 degree views of Gozo island.
