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Ġnejna Bay
This gentle red-sand beach is backed by terraced hillsides and has boathouses built into the rocks to one side. The Lippija Tower on the northern skyline makes a good target for a short walk.
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Church of St Lawrence
Built on the site of an 11th-century Norman church, St Lawrences served as the conventual church of the Knights of St John from 1530 until the move to St Johns Co-Cathedral in Valletta.
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Lazzaretto di San Rocco
A 17th-century plague hospital on the south side of Manoel Island. More recently, the hospital served as an isolation hospital during WWI and was last used during an epidemic in 1936.
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Għajn Rasul
To the west of Buġibba, near the fishing-boat harbour at the head of the bay, is Għajn Rasul (Apostles Fountain), where St Paul is said to have baptised the first Maltese convert to Christianity.
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St Georges Bay
Most of the beaches around St Julians are of the bare rock or private lido variety (the five-star hotels offer beach clubs and water sports), but at the head of St Georges Bay theres a small, sandy beach.
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Viewpoint
Triq iż-Żewwiega leads to a stunning viewpoint just south of Qala. Its worth the effort to get here – 1.8km uphill from the harbour; once here you can enjoy the magnificent panorama over Gozo and out to sea.
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Toy Museum
This doll-sized museum houses an impressive private collection of model toys, such as tin cars from 1950s Japan, tin toys from 1912 Germany, as well as Matchbox cars, farmyard animals, train sets and dolls.
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Natural Science Museum
This gracious old building houses a series of low-key exhibits explaining the geology of the island and its water supply. There are some interesting fossils downstairs, including huge Megalodon shark teeth.
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Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa
The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Mellieħa has been a place of pilgrimage since medieval times. Its walls are covered with votive offerings; the fresco of the Madonna above the altar is said to have been painted by St Luke.
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St Thomas Tower
This small 17th-century fortress lies at the northern point of St Thomas Bay. It was built by the Knights of St John after a Turkish raiding party landed in Marsaskala Bay in 1614 and plundered the nearby village of Żejtun.
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Qalet Marku Tower
Qalet Marku Tower, on Qrejten Point, west of Baħar iċ-Ċagħaq Bay, was built in a frenzy of fortified development ordered by Grand Master de Redin, which saw 13 such watchtowers constructed in a year along this coastline.
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Manoel Theatre
Maltas national theatre was built in 1731 and is one of the oldest theatres in Europe. Take an entertaining audioguide tour (in multiple languages) to see the restored baroque, gilt-twinkling auditorium with its huge chandelier.
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Folklore Museum
The Folklore Museum is a lovely maze of stairs, rooms and courtyards: the fine rambling old building itself, dating to 1500, houses a collection of domestic, trade and farming implements that give an insight into rural life on Gozo.
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Church of St Saviour
Lija’s Church of St Saviour, designed in 1694, has one of Malta earliest domes. Its the focus of the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord, a lively festa (feast day), famed for its spectacular fireworks, held on 6 August.
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Palazzo Spinola
Once St Julians was rural, with just a few grand houses, of which this was one, built for the Italian knight Rafael Spinola. It is surrounded by a walled garden and is home to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean.
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Portomaso Apartment & Marina Complex
The glitzy development of Portomaso is overlooked by the towering Hilton Hotel, and centres on a marina ringed by restaurants and bars. Its a popular place to hang out, drink and dine while watching the sun bounce off the yachts and the water.
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Ninus Cave
In the back streets to the north of the village square lies Ninu’s Cave, beneath an unassuming-looking house. This underground cavern, discovered by the current owners grandfather in 1888, is complete with stalactites and stalagmites.
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Villa Dragonara
Villa Dragonara, an aristocratic residence that became the Dragonara Casino in 1964, is dramatically set on the rocky southern headland of St Georges Bay. It was built in 1870 as the summer residence of the Marquis Scicluna, a wealthy banker.
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Golden Bay
The lovely sandy arc of Golden Bay has a beautiful setting, and is a popular place to hang out, with a few cafes, water sports and boat trips available. Its not too built up; theres just one mammoth five-star hotel rising above the shoreline.
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TaĦaġrat Temple
The site of the Ta’Ħaġrat Temple, dating from around 3600 to 3300 BC, is concealed down a side street off Triq Fisher. Theres not that much to see, except a few tumbled stones, but they represent some of the earliest temple building in Malta.
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