Gozo thr secret - Idea Weekend

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Many have never heard of it, would not be able locate it on the map.
Jealous secret of the Maltese is the island of Gozo has the charm of discretion and understatement of the goals. Small and intimate, with its 15 km long and 7 meters wide, can be reached from the port of Malta in 20 minutes by ferry. A favorite destination for a holiday in Malta, Gozo in recent years also attracts many foreign tourists to the life and bustle of the big sister prefer the tranquility and silence of nature.
Such as Malta, Gozo is also the ideal solution for those who want to learn or improve English language in one of its three schools, without wetting the summer with the rain in Ireland or suffocate in the heat and the greyness of London.
The tranquility of the island is such that gozitiani, 30,000, leaving the key on the door and not closing the car
Whatever you are part of the island in the distance you can see at least a couple of domes, which give the island from the tops of hills the Eastern charm. The most impressive is that found in Xewkija. While watching one would expect almost hear the wail of a muezzin. But the only sound that breaks the silence in the summer months is the strongest of firecrackers that from morning to evening, mark the days with a surprise every time.
The buildings of the island, from sacred to profane, have the characteristic honey-colored local stone, the Globigerina.
As in southern Italy in Gozo also the inhabitants of a certain age, at sun sets, stay out on the door for a chat, sitting on seats or on the steps, wondering perhaps even on those new tourists of the week that never fail to ask questions. Here, the gossip is a distraction almost professional.
Many tourists go to hotels, few indeed, prefer farmhouses, renovated farmhouses, often with swimming pool and facilities. A cheaper solution is represented by renting an apartment, that almost every inhabitant has available.
Once there, a boat tour of the island is a must, to scrutinize all the inlets and choose your favorite. On the west coast of the Finestra Azzurra and Fungus Rock give an impression mysterious island and the waters of this area are constantly visited by diving enthusiasts.
Do not miss a boat trip to nearby Comino, and in particular a dip in the Blue Lagoon, where it is said that in 1980 were some scenes in the film with Brooke Shields.
Thanks to a high salt concentration that favors a particular refraction of sunlight and due to the absence of algae and other marine flora, the lagoon waters are blue and transparent like a swimming pool.
Impossible once landed on the concrete beach, always crowded, not to suffer the recall of nearby Cominotto, within swimming distance in about ten minutes.
If the morning in Gozo can be dedicated to an English course in the afternoon to dive into the sea you'll be spoiled for choice, as will be shown around by boat: the Ramla beach with its almost red, the coves of Xlendli, Marsalform, Sanbat ...
Like the Valletta in Malta, Gozo also has its nerve center from which all the buses head into the towns and the nearby beaches in Victoria.
Quiet town similar to our city in Puglia, Victoria proudly flaunts its ancient citadel, fortified city called Gran Castello.
In mid-August the town comes alive as never before. Already in the previous three days from 8 am you can hear the firing of firecrackers that will animate then the feast of St. Mary. On the evening of August 15 was a big party, in a choreography of colors Fellini music and fun. Lights mounted around the town lit up the streets where the day before you saw only tourists who wander in and instead now all the inhabitants of the town are pouring in..

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