Ir-Rajel
Ir-Rajel is a point in In-Nadur, Malta. Ir-Rajel is situated nearby to the locality Ta’ Venuta, as well as near Tar-Ramla.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mixta Cave and Ramla Bay.
Mixta Cave
Cave
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Mixta Cave is a natural cave located on the eastern side of Ramla Bay. It is very commonly confused with Calypso's Cave which is located on the other side of the same bay.
Ramla Bay
Beach
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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.
Calypso’s Cave
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. The cave is alleged to be the one referenced in the Odyssey as the cave where the nymph Calypso kept Odysseus prisoner for seven years after his ship was wrecked after a fierce storm.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Blas Bay and Marsalforn.
San Blas Bay
Hamlet
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Blas Bay is a small beach located in Gozo, Malta. The beach mostly consists of a fine, reddish sand. It is located 1.54 kilometres west of the larger Ramla Bay as well as 2 kilometres north of Nadur.
Marsalforn
Village
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Marsalforn, also written as M'Forn for shortcut purposes, is a town on the north coast of Gozo, the second largest island of the Maltese archipelago. The town lies between the hilltop towns of Xagħra and Żebbuġ. Marsalforn is situated 2½ km west of Ir-Rajel.
Xaghra
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Xagħra is in Gozo. It's an attractive village of 4,900 people that houses the Ġgantija temples, and is a 5-minute drive or a 30-minute walk to Ramla i Hamra beach and to Rabat, so if you don't have too much time to explore the island, this is a good place to use as a base.
Ir-Rajel
Latitude
36.06556° or 36° 3′ 56″ northLongitude
14.28944° or 14° 17′ 22″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
8F8P378Q+6QGeoNames ID
2562871
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