Gozo Island - part 2

Victoria was the last stop on our Gozo day tour. The Citadel or Citadella as it is known to the Maltese is an old city overlooking Gozo Island. It is located in Victoria (formerly known as Rabat), the “capital city” of Gozo. This ancient fortified city was built during the Middle Ages to protect the local population. The history is mind boggling. So many rulers at different stages for the same area. (Australia's history is so very different to all these European countries.) Great views from the walls, you can see pretty much all over Gozo. (Very similar to seeing all over Malta from Mdina.)

After Victoria the bus returned to the port for the return ferry ride and then bus transfer back across the island to Valletta. We decided to leave the group and catch the fast ferry. Instead of going the short distance to Cirkewwa it goes directly to Valletta. It was an easy decision, glad we thought of it. The 4:45pm fast ferry (a catamaran) would have us very close to home when it docked at 5:30 whereas the other ferry left at 5pm and with all the dropping off etc we'd be lucky to be at our drop off point by 6:30. We would get to see more of coastal Malta plus enter the Grand Harbour at Valletta and enjoy those views. On top of that we didn't feel happy with the driving of the bus driver in the morning so we were happy to miss his drive back.

The fast ferry docks near where we are but very much lower. Our ticket on the ferry included a ticket in the lift that goes up to the Upper Barrakka Gardens which is super close to our flat. The video is from there overlooking the harbour.

We very much enjoyed our day on Gozo Island.Read more