Gozo Ċittadella

After looking around the temples I went into Gozo's capital, Victoria, to look around its Citadel. The Castello was built in the 1500s but fortified by the Knights of Malta to improve Gozo's defences following Siege of Gozo in 1551, in which the Ottomans conquered the island and took almost the entire population of the island as slaves.

Unfortunately the interior of the Ċitadella was closed today, and it was only upon leaving that I noticed there was an audioguide I could have downloaded instead. Oh well, I enjoyed wandering around regardless.Read more