Ways of discovering Gozo

You’ll probably set eyes upon the island from your ferry deck. In my case, it was dark and I could only see the lights in the harbour... however, a new day was only hours away. And with it came the light needed to be shed on our Gozo discovering plans:

On the back of a horse ­­– Tunisian purebred, of Lino's Stables in Xaghra; this is how we spent two and a half hours of our morning in the green yet dry valleys of Gozo. Charming ride, I must say, and very pleasant company, as Lino is one dedicated person, who loves what he’s doing and could explain and talk about horses incessantly.

 

Understanding its past – Forget the pyramids or the standing stones of the British Isles. Ġgantija Temple is older than them and does not only offer some seriously well-preserved walls of an over 5500-year-old structure, but also an impressive view. Of Victoria, Gozo’s capital.   

A snorkel in your mouth – It’s going to be rough climbing up and down those rocks to finally get to and into the water, but it’ll be worth it, as a dark blue abyss will open up once you put your mask on. Don’t forget to marvel at the Azure Window /sadly, it is no more; it collapsed during a storm, on 08.03.2017; my note, 20.10.2025/, especially at sunset.

 

When you’re up that ferry deck again looking back at Gozo and your ways of discovering the island, many more will pop into your mind: the short yet intense pool dip in one of the great and traditional Gozo houses, the occasional dark Maltese beer sipped in a central plaza, the crazy and irregular bus rides on those narrow Europeanised streets, a pistachio ice cream to melt your heart, and the constant reminder of a perpetual holiday state of mind, in that ubiquitous humid heat.