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SPRING IS IN THE AIR

From devout religious processions to countryside walks, from peaceful villages to traditional sweets, Gozo has a particular charm at Easter Time.... more >>

THE OTHER SIDE OF GOZO

It might be known for its peace and tranquility but few places celebrate Carnival with as much colour, gusto and imagination as the sister island... more >>

IF STATUES COULD SPEAK

Original, mysterious and expressive, the Xaghra statuettes found at the Xaghra Circle are moving in their simplicity and beauty. Let’s Gozo wonders what stories they would tell about our past if only stones could speak

From miniature figures just a few centimetres in length to gigantic statues nearly three metres high, excavations in Maltese prehistoric temples and sites – including the... more >>

THE WRITING ON THE WALL

A bronze age silo, a 1645 tunnel built by the Knights to blow up the Citadel in case of enemy attack and a wartime shelter – all in one quick glance. The story of Gozo’s people is clearly etched on the pock-marked face of its ancient walls, says Godwin Vella

The bastions look different from down here. The pock-marked bastion walls... more >>

DEEP INSIDE THE PAST

Deep inside a cliff on the way down to Xlendi, an emergency flour mill lies hidden away, its machinery and tunnels still intact. Sandra Aquilina enters a tunnel into Gozo’s Cold War past... more >>
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