The island of Gozo

[karyn674]

Gozo is Malta's sister island, it is situated in the north of Malta and its very nice and quiet place. The Sea is beautiful and at this time of year its brimming with fish.

My husband and I went for 4 days, from Mon till Fri and spent some time underwater, scubadiving, which is great at this time.

Its funny, but during one dive in particular I remembered you guys!!! Lol! We where in a cave and saw a hermit crab! I know I've seen some hermit crabs pictures on pet Talk recently.

The fish we saw are amazing, due to size and number. The huge groupers where enormous and saw also about 5 dentex, a large school of baracudas, a huge octapus which was much larger then Lulu (and that is big!) small Gar fish, parrot fish, scorpion fsh, saddled seabream and many more that we couldn't name.

We'll be returning to Gozo soon for a couple of days, as soon as Tom will have the go ahead from work.









This is my all time fav. dive site. Here you always see a lot of fish. One time we saw a school of tuna, its was spectacular.

[Miss Z]

I have always wanted to visit Gozo! We very nearly booked a villa over there for our holiday last year. I love the architecture there, it's all so rustic and quaint, not like so many destinations nowadays that are so "metropolised".

Those pictures are stunning, I especially love the first one! The Med is definitely the best sea in the world.

I've heard great things about Malta as well (and not just the fact that Malta is one of the few nations that vote for us in Eurovision ), you are so lucky to live there!

[Asiel]

Those are terrific pictures. I would love to visit there myself someday, sounds so serene and peaceful.

[kokopup]

I envy you living in Malta. I have fond memories of Malta back before it won independence from England. I was aboard the USS Essex when we ported there back in 1962. Malta was my favorite mediterranean destination, and would love to go back someday. I was amazed back then that most people spoke excellent English in addition to the native Maltese language. I did not make it to Gozo
but your pictures remind me of my memory of Malta. I guess the cliffs and caves burned a permanent image in my brain.

[gini]

The other day there was a knock at my door. My brother answered it and came to get me because he said I had surprise visitors at the door.

I went to the door and burst into tears - here was my dear friend from Malta and she had three of her four children with her. What a wonderful visit we had - it was just wonderful to see her.

Years ago when her children were small we all went to Gozo for a few days vacation. I will never - ever forget it. The wonderful vistas,
the beautiful painted boats and fruit and vegetable carts. But most of all I fondly remember the women arriving very early in the morning selling their fresh out of the oven bread. It was out of this world - and you had to eat it right away because it was so fresh and hot. Later in the day, it would be rock hard.

Your pictures brought it all back - the sounds, the smells, the views.
I will always be grateful that I have had the opportunity to visit Malta and Gozo. I would love to go back!

[Barbara]

I have never been in Malta nor Gozo but I would love to visit one day. I would be curious to see the pre-historic sights and the traces of the temple knights.
And while I love the Mediterranean I must object to Miss Z The best ocean is the Northern Pacific (Of course that's all personal taste)

[karyn674]

Indeed it is a special place!

Since Malta is the mainland, the roads are very hectic and lots of people everywhere you go. Gozo on the other hand is very laidback, we say that Gozo life is like it was in Malta 40 years ago! You can feel it in the air.

Gozo farmhouses or villas are stunning! Definately a great choice!

If you ever come to Malta, spent 2 days max in Malta to see the ruins and so on and flock to Gozo, its much worth the visit!

Miss Z

Indeed! Lol! We Maltese are fixated with the Eurovision! Its the day everyone gathers at somone's place and orders pizza take away to watch the Eurovision. Lol!

Some more pictures taken during winter and Summer last year:







Irene savouring the view:

This is the view:



Watch tower: