Gozo is a small island just across the water from Malta in the Mediterranean. To get there we flew to Malta, took one of the bus shuttle services to get to the port of Cirkewwa and then took the Gozo ferry to the island. The ferry while visiting (2010) was nearly 4 euros per passenger and about 13 euros per car including the driver
If you happen to be accustomed to Spain or France with all the most up-to-date amenities then Gozo is not really for you considering that it feels that the island is about 10 years behind these countries. Not a bad thing should you be interested in a tranquil soothing vacation. You will never find any nightlife as you might find in mainland Malta we were not looking but there are areas like Ramla Bay Beach as well as Marsalform if you happen to be searching for something far more amazing. We did have occasion to stay at one of the hotels in Gozo which seemed pleasurable enough I regrettably forgot the name of it mainly because we had been traumatised by cockroaches at our initial holiday resort.
You will definitely need a car (they drive on the same side as the UK) should you be staying on Gozo unless you are fine with riding on buses. The buses are somewhat collectibles from the 50s and are highly decorated.
We hired a villa in Gozo, just outside the village of Xaghra which was quiet, very much like the rest of the island apart from the capital Victoria. As the island is very small it is comparatively easy to drive out to one of the towns in the evening to get a meal. You will realize that the food is predominantly Italian so pasta as well as pizza are on most menus. We did come across a great little square in Xaghra which had a number of high quality restaurants that served fresh fish as well as other meat dishes. The food was not cheap here but Xlendi was great to visit if you had had enough of pizza.
There is quite a lot to visit on Gozo with a number of bays such as Xlendi which is a small traveller resort on the south west coast. Gozo weather promises warm sea breezes and full on sunshine.
The Citadel in Victoria is really worth a visit. Gozo being predominantly catholic consists of churches that are lavishly decorated and many of the churches are lit at night. There are some interesting museums to visit as well some displaying the huge wealth of the Catholic Church in solid silver.
If you have some spare cash, the two excursions that I would recommend are the Seaplane that will take you on a scenic flight around the islands and leave you in Malta for the day. Be prepared to jostle for a window seat so that you can see the spectacular coast line. The plane flies fairly low so you can see a lot of details.
The second excursion is to hire a boat for the day. We paid the extra and had the boat to ourselves which is great as the captain will take you where you want to go, we were provided with coffee and afternoon tea and cooked fresh lunch of fish that has been caught that morning. We stopped off at numerous bays and swam with the fish. This was a magical experience. The captain told us to leap in the water with our snorkels and then he gave food to the fish. We had hundreds of fish all swimming around us rather like a huge aquarium.
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