Gozo
The history of Gozo is like that of Malta but with a slight difference. Ulysses spent seven years there as a prisioner of the bewitched Calypso. If Ulysses refused the immortality, which Calypso offered him whilst living with her, Gozo has gained that same immortality, thanks to Homer's poem.
From the moment you dock, you immediatley become aware of the enchanting feeling of being on a island dotted by picturesque villages where the past lives on in its tranquil and dream like present.
Victoria - The 'CITTADELLA', the Acropolis of GOZO, and ancient Roman fortifications (100B.C). Victoria, the capital of the island is only five kilometres away from Mgarr. Exactly like Mdina, it is all a vision. The closer you get the more powerful the vision becomes. The Gozitans still call it Rabat, although in 1987 Queen Victoria re-named, giving it her name, on the occasion of her diamond jubilee of her accession to the throne.
Ggantija Temples - A group of two very important temples dating back to about 3600 B.C, older than the pyramids of Egypt and Stonehenge in England. Ggantija stands erect at the entrance of Xghara with its monumental facade, six metres in height, known as the Giant's Hall. Ggantija is infact composed of two temples; the oldest dates back to the copper age. Both of them follow the cloverleaf pattern.
Xlendi - Xlendi, three kilometres away from Victoria, has the charm of the Valleys. The village is lodged at the bottom a deep creek, surrounded by high cliffs. Lace workers can be seen in the shade of their homes, facing the wall on which they rest their strange cylindrical spring with its multiple bobbins. All dressed in black, they produce genuine immaculate minatures.