Farmhouses Gozo
There are many farmhouses in the island of Gozo. Some may want to see the culturem, history, tourist attractions, society and scenery of the island. Some may want to see the towns or rural areas of the island. Some may want to enjoy the coastline of the island. Some may want tour around the coastline on a boat. Some might perhaps want some coastal views of the island. Some may want a farmhouse that has a good rural setting. They may want to have a farmhouse that has a good price and is luxury. Some may want a cheap farmhouses. They may want farmhouses that have a farm to farm on. As it is not just tourists who want farmhouses in Gozo some may want farms, to have crops grown on.
Gozo is an island of the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea, the island is part of the Southern European country Malta and is the second largest after the island of Malta itself within the archipelago. Compared to its neighbour island, Gozo is more rural and known for its scenic hills, which feature on its coat of arms.
A popular nickname of Gozo is the Isle of Calypso, derived from the location of Ogygia in Greek mythological poem Homer's Odyssey. In the myth, the island was controlled by nymph Calypso who detained the hero of the story Odysseus there as prisoner of love for seven years; Gozo is thought to be modern day Ogygia.
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Gozo is 67 km² in size, which is approximately the same size as Manhattan. It lies approximately 6 km northwest of the nearest point of Malta, is of oval form, and is 14 km in length and 7.25 km in width. Gozo is famed for its character and places of interest. Some of these include the Calypso cave and the G.gantija Neolithic temples which is the oldest man made structure. One of Gozo's finest attributes is the stunning Ramla Bay, whose brilliant orange-red sand and clear turquoise waters make it one of the finest beaches in Europe. Nearby San Blas is another world-class beach.
Gozo has been inhabited since 5000 BC, when farmers from nearby Sicily crossed the sea to the island. Due to similar pottery found in both places from the G?ar Dalam period, it has been suggested that the first colonists were specifically from the area of Agrigento; however, it is currently indeterminate exactly which part of Sicily the farmers came from. They are thought to have first lived in caves on the outskirts of what is now known as Saint Lawrence.
Gozo was an important place for cultural evolution and during the neolithic period the G.gantija temples were built; they are the world's oldest free-standing structures, as well as the world's oldest religious structures. The temples' name is Maltese for "belonging to the giants", because legend in Maltese and Gozitan folklore says the temples were built by giants. Another important Maltese archaeological site in Gozo, which dates back to the neolithic period, is the Xag?ra Stone Circle. Also, native tradition and certain ancient Greek historians (notably Euhemerus and Callimachus) maintain that Gozo is in fact the island Homer described as Ogygia, home of the nymph Calypso.
Gozo is almost certainly the island mentioned under the name "Cauda" in Acts 27:16 in the New Testament. According to the text, the ship taking the apostle Paul and his companions to Rome under Roman custody sailed along the sheltered side of the island to avoid a shipwreck.This mention in the book of Acts helps explain the rich ecclesiastical history (see below) of Gozo.
In July 1551 Ottomans under Turgut Reis and Sinan Pasha invaded and ravaged Gozo and enslaved most of its inhabitants, about 5000, bringing them to Tarhuna Wa Msalata in Libya, their departure port in Gozo was Mg.arr ix-Xini. The island of Gozo was repopulated between 1565 and 1580 by people from mainland Malta, undertaken by the Knights of Malta.
The history of Gozo is strongly coupled with the history of Malta, since Gozo has been governed by Malta throughout history, with the brief exception of a period of autonomy granted to Gozo by Napoleon after his conquest of Malta, between 28 October 1798 and 5 September 1800.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo (in Latin Goulos-Gaudisiensis), comprises the Island of Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea (seventeen miles west of the harbour of Valletta, Malta) and islet of Comino. On a central plateau the Citadel fortifications contain the cathedral church and several public buildings. To the south of the castle lies the island's main town whose origins go back to prehistoric times. The town contains several public buildings the most important of which is St George's basilica. This magnificent basilica lies on the site where the earliest evidence of Christianity was discovered.
Gozitans have a very strong identity within Malta as a whole country and Gozo is the only region in Malta which has a Minister responsible for it. Generally speaking, Gozo is more socially conservative than the rest of the country. The perceived Maltese attitude towards Gozitans (stereotyping them as uneducated and 'primitive') is also changing, as more Gozitans move to Malta seeking higher education and better economic opportunities.
Notable
features of the region includes or have included ; Cathedral Church of Gozo, Aurora
Theatre, Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu, St George's Basilica and Parish, Astra
Theatre, Inland Sea, Fungus Rock, Azure Window, Ramla Bay, Fontana Springs, Gozo
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