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Gozo
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: April to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Gozo, in a few days
The second island of the Maltese archipelago, Gozo covers 67 km² with about 40,000 people, a citadel at its centre and cliffs that drop 130 metres in the south. Its Ġgantija temples date from around 3600 BC, a thousand years before the pyramids of Egypt.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · The Citadel, Victoria · about 1 h 30A fortress on the island's central hill, rebuilt by the Knights after 1599, once Ottoman raiders had carried off almost the whole population in 1551.
- Afternoon · Ġgantija Temples · about 1 hTwo megalithic temples built between 3600 and 3200 BC, older than Stonehenge and the Giza pyramids, with blocks so large that legend credits a giantess.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Downtown Hotel€80 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Ramla il-Ħamra beach free · half a dayThe island's big red-sand beach on the north coast, framed by farmed hills and a protected dune system.
- Afternoon · Xwejni salt pans free · about 30 minA chequerboard of shallow pans cut into the flat rock west of Marsalforn, worked by the same families for generations and raked by hand.
🛏️ Where to sleep · The Duke Boutique Hotel€95 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Ta' Pinu Basilica free · about 45 minA pale stone church standing alone in the fields near Għarb, built where a village woman said she heard a voice in 1883.
- Afternoon · Dwejra Bay free · about 1 hAn inland sea linked to the open water by a tunnel through the cliff, facing Fungus Rock, where the Knights guarded a supposedly medicinal plant.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Grand Hotel Gozo€75 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Diving the Blue Hole · about 2 hA natural rock chimney near Dwejra drops about 15 metres to an underwater arch, which opens onto a wall falling beyond 50 metres.
- Afternoon · Ta' Ċenċ cliffs free · about 1 hThe island's southern edge falls 130 metres to the sea above Sannat, behind a bare limestone plateau marked with prehistoric cart ruts.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Murella Living€85 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Pastizzi: flaky pastries filled with ricotta or mushy peas, sold for next to nothing and eaten hot.
- Stuffat tal-fenek: rabbit slow-cooked in wine and garlic, the national dish.
- Ftira: a ring of Maltese bread filled with tuna, tomato, capers and olives.
- Aljotta: a garlicky fish soup with rice and fresh herbs.
- Kinnie and local wine: Kinnie is a bittersweet orange soft drink made on the island since 1952.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Traffic drives on the left and parking is scarce: think twice before taking a car into Valletta.
- Buses can be full and slow in summer, so leave extra time.
- The sun is strong and shade is rare on the coast and at the temples: carry water and a hat.
- The Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum admits only a few visitors a day: book weeks ahead.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Maltese
| English | Maltese |
|---|---|
| Hello | Bonġu |
| Thank you | Grazzi |
| Please | Jekk jogħġbok |
| Yes | Iva |
| No | Le |
| Excuse me | Skużani |
| Goodbye | Saħħa |
| Do you speak English? | Titkellem bl-Ingliż? |
| I don't understand | Ma nifhimx |
| How much is it? | Kemm jiswa? |
| Where are the toilets? | Fejn hu t-tojlit? |
| The bill, please | Il-kont, jekk jogħġbok |
| Help! | Ajjut! |
| Cheers! | Saħħa! |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €95 a day, mid-range
Best seasonApril to June, and September to October
PlugG (prise UK) · 230V
Tap waterSafe to drink, but most people prefer bottled for the taste
TippingAppreciated, 5 to 10%
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccinations are needed. Check that tetanus, diphtheria, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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