Exploring Gozo.

Today we headed for Victoria, the capital of Gozo. We drove along the coast, past salt pans developed by the Romans and still in use today. The road was very narrow with rocky cliffs on one side and the sea right beside us on the other.


In Victoria, we climbed up to the Citadel which dominates not only the capital but also the entire island. The actual cathedral was much smaller than you would expect but it did have an impressive museum with lots of silver and even a bishop’s carriage. We visited a whole series of museums, the best of which was the Archaeological Museum.

Later we drove to San Lawrenz where we visited another Blue Grotto, even more beautiful than the last one, where we went by boat from an inland sea through a cave out into the sea, visiting a number of caves and grottoes and seeing the picturesque azure window arch.

We headed back to our apartment to recover enough to go down for a swim.

                                         Roman salt pans on the beautiful section of coastline
 

                                       On the road to Victoria
 

                                               Chandeliers in the Cathedral

                                       An impressive coastline