Gozo

Posts in this category include images from Gozo.

Gozo – Aqueduct (Ref: pfm120141)

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Gozo – Aqueduct (Ref: pfm120141)

  Sun setting behind the remains of an aqueduct in Gozo, just outside Victoria. Ministry for Gozo website says the following about these aqueducts: The Aqueducts which could be seen on the left hand side of the road, between Victoria and Ta’ Pinu, were built in the nineteenth century, when the British colonial period was establishing itself deeper in the Maltese social fabric. The Aqueducts’ purpose was to supply the population with fresh water from Għar Ilma hill to the purposely converted central water reservoir within the Victoria Citadel. An Obelisk commemorating the...

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Cittadella Gozo – Dimly Lit Streets At Night (Ref: pfm110132)

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Cittadella Gozo – Dimly Lit Streets At Night (Ref: pfm110132)

  A striking, quasi-magical image of the dimly lit Cittadella streets at night. This picture is a full 360 degree panoramic shot showing the various street levels of this magnificent medieval walled city in Gozo. Location Map: View Cittadella – Gozo in a larger map

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Rainbow over Marsalforn Gozo (Ref: pfm110131)

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Rainbow over Marsalforn Gozo (Ref: pfm110131)

  A sombre rainy day on an end of Summer day at Marsalforn rewarded visitors with a beautiful rainbow over its clear blue and green waters. Location Map: View Marsalforn – Gozo in a larger map

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Marsalforn Colourful Boats Of Gozo (Ref: pfm110130)

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Marsalforn Colourful Boats Of Gozo (Ref: pfm110130)

  Colourful boats of Gozo at Marsalforn harbour. One may see Calypso hotel in the background and the quaint sandy beach towards the right. Location Map: View Marsalforn – Gozo in a larger map

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Azure Window – Gozo (Ref: pfm110126)

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Azure Window – Gozo (Ref: pfm110126)

  Divers preparing to experience the spectacular underwater adventure in the crystal clear waters surrounding the Azure Window in the area of Dwejra, Gozo. The Azure Window is a 50 metre high rock arch in the Dwejra Point cliffs.   The sea has eroded a hole through a narrow headland forming “the window” called it-Tieqa in Maltese.      

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Citadel Streets – Gozo (Ref: pfm110125)

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Citadel Streets  – Gozo (Ref: pfm110125)

  The Citadella (also called the Citadel) which lies in the heart of Victoria, Gozo, Malta, is an historic fortified city or castle . The Citadella has been identified as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, who describe it as a small fortified town. The area is known to have been first fortified during the Bronze Age approximately around 1500 BC. It was later developed by the Phoenicians and continued development until, by Roman times, it had become a complex Acropolis. Up until the 18th Century it was the only fortified refuge against attack for the inhabitants of the island. The northern...

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