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Things to do in Gozo & Comino
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Sightlore has 31 places to explore in Gozo & Comino, and 21 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Gozo & Comino's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Ta' Pinu
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta.
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Fungus Rock
Fungus Rock, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and among the Maltese as Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral, is a small islet in the form of a 60-metre-high (200 ft) massive lump of limestone at the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the coast of Gozo, itself an…
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Cittadella
The Cittadella, also known as the Castello, is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta.
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Fort Chambray
Fort Chambray or Fort Chambrai is a bastioned fort located in the precincts of Għajnsielem, on the island of Gozo, Malta.
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Calypso’s Cave
Calypso's Cave is a natural cave, located on the western side of the Ramla bay, near the town of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo.
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Xagħra Stone Circle
The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta.
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Dwejra Inland Sea
The Inland Sea, sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of Gozo linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.
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Xlendi Tower
Xlendi Tower is a small watchtower near Xlendi Bay, within the limits of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta. The tower is one of the Lascaris towers and dates to 1650; it is currently undergoing restoration.
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Gozo Museum of Archaeology
The Gozo Museum of Archaeology is a museum in the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city, of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum.
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Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra
The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic parish church in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary.
Discovery routes in Gozo & Comino
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Gozo: from the Cittadella to Dwejra
In Victoria, the Cittadella, the Cathedral of the Assumption and the Gozo Museum of Archaeology; then the Ta' Pinu basilica, the Basilica of the Visitation in Għarb, Giordan Lighthouse, the Għasri Valley, the Dwejra Inland Sea, Dwejra Tower, Fungus Rock and Xlendi Tower.
Gozo: Ġgantija, Xagħra and Ramla Bay
From the Rotunda of Xewkija to Santa Verna, Ġgantija, Ta' Kola Windmill, the Xagħra Stone Circle and the Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady in Xagħra; then Calypso's Cave, Ramla Bay, the Basilica of St Peter and St Paul in Nadur and Fort Chambray.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Cittadella
The Cittadella, also known as the Castello, is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta.
Giordan Lighthouse
The Giordan, Ġordan is an active lighthouse on the Maltese island of Gozo. It is located on Ġurdan hill above the village of Għasri on the northern coast of the island.
Dwejra Tower
Dwejra Tower is a small watchtower in Dwejra Bay, San Lawrenz, which is on the island of Gozo in Malta. It was completed in 1652, and is part of the Lascaris towers. It is in good condition and is open to the public.
Xlendi Tower
Xlendi Tower is a small watchtower near Xlendi Bay, within the limits of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta. The tower is one of the Lascaris towers and dates to 1650; it is currently undergoing restoration.
Santa Verna
Santa Verna is a megalithic site in Xagħra on the island of Gozo, Malta. The site was originally occupied by a village and a megalithic temple.
Ġgantija
Ġgantija is a megalithic temple complex from the Neolithic era, on the Mediterranean island of Gozo in Malta. The Ġgantija temples are the earliest of the Megalithic Temples of Malta and are older than the pyramids of Egypt.
Xagħra Stone Circle
The Xagħra Stone Circle, also known as the Xagħra Hypogeum or the Brochtorff Circle, is a Neolithic funerary complex located in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta.
Fort Chambray
Fort Chambray or Fort Chambrai is a bastioned fort located in the precincts of Għajnsielem, on the island of Gozo, Malta.
Marsalforn Tower
Marsalforn Tower refers to two towers that stood near Marsalforn, in the limits of Xagħra, Gozo, Malta.
Ras il-Wardija
Ras il-Wardija is a promontory in the limits of San Lawrenz, on the southwest coast of Gozo, Malta. It contains the remains of a Punic-Roman sanctuary, which was excavated by Italian archaeologists in the 1960s.
St Anthony's Battery
Saint Anthony's Battery is an artillery battery in Qala, Gozo, Malta. It was built by the Order of Saint John in 1731 and 1732 as one of a series of coastal fortifications around the coasts of the Maltese Islands.
St. Mary Battery
Saint Mary's Battery, also known as Comino Battery, is an artillery battery on the island of Comino in Malta.
Museums
Gozo Museum of Archaeology
The Gozo Museum of Archaeology is a museum in the Cittadella, the oldest part of the city, of Victoria in Gozo, Malta. The museum of Archaeology was opened in 1960 as the first public museum in Gozo and was known as the Gozo Museum.
Ta' Kola Windmill
Ta' Kola Windmill, Maltese: Il-Mitħna ta' Kola, is a windmill in the village of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo in the Maltese archipelago.
Places of worship
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Madonna
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into Heaven is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Cittadella of Victoria in Gozo, Malta.
Ta' Pinu
The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Blessed Virgin of Ta' Pinu is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and national shrine located some 700 metres (2,300 ft) from the village of Għarb on the island of Gozo, the sister island of Malta.
Basilica of the Visitation, Għarb
The Basilica of the Visitation is a baroque, collegiate parish church located in the western part of the island of Gozo in the village of Għarb.
Rotunda of Xewkija
The Church of Saint John the Baptist, commonly known as the Rotunda of Xewkija or Xewkija Rotunda, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta.
Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady, Xagħra
The Basilica of the Nativity of Our Lady is a Roman Catholic parish church in Xagħra, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to the Nativity of Mary.
Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Nadur
The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul is a Roman Catholic minor basilica and parish church located in Nadur, Gozo in Malta.
Church of St Francis, Victoria Gozo
The Church of St Francis is a Roman Catholic church building in Victoria, Gozo, Malta, situated in St Francis Square. Adjacent to the church is the convent of the Conventual Franciscans.
St Paul's Church, Munxar
St Paul's Church is a 20th century Roman Catholic parish church located in the village of Munxar on the island of Gozo in Malta.
St. George's Basilica
St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George, also simply known in Maltese as San Ġorġ, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old…
Chapel of Saint Anne
St. Anne's Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel at Dwejra in the village of San Lawrenz, Gozo in Malta. It is the closest building to the former site of the Azure Window.
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Fontana
The Sacred Heart of Jesus Church is in Fontana, Gozo Island, part of the Maltese Archipelago. It is the parish church of Fontana, one of the smallest villages on the island.
Nature
Għasri Valley
Għasri Valley is a sea canyon on the Maltese island of Gozo. The gorge continues on the land towards the village of Għasri. The valley is known for its quiet beach, which is 300 metres (980 ft) inland from the sea.
Dwejra Inland Sea
The Inland Sea, sometimes called Il-Qawra in Maltese and also known as Dwejra, is a lagoon of seawater on the island of Gozo linked to the Mediterranean Sea through an opening formed by a narrow natural arch.
Fungus Rock
Fungus Rock, sometimes known as Mushroom Rock, and among the Maltese as Il-Ġebla tal-Ġeneral, is a small islet in the form of a 60-metre-high (200 ft) massive lump of limestone at the entrance to an almost circular black lagoon in Dwejra, on the coast of Gozo, itself an…
Calypso’s Cave
Calypso's Cave is a natural cave, located on the western side of the Ramla bay, near the town of Xagħra, on the island of Gozo.
Ramla Bay
Ramla Bay is a bay with a beach of reddish-coloured sand in Gozo, in the Maltese Islands. It lies on the north-east coast of the island, between the bays of Marsalforn and San Blas. The closest village is Xagħra.
Comino
Comino is a small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring 3.5 square kilometres (1.4 sq mi) in area.
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