Il-Ballaqqi

Places of Interest

Azure Window

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

The Azure Window, also known as the Dwejra Window, was a 28-metre-tall natural arch on the island of Gozo, located just off the shores of Malta. The limestone feature, which was in Dwejra Bay close to the Inland Sea and Fungus Rock, was one of the island's major tourist attractions until it collapsed in stormy weather on 8 March 2017.

Basilica of the Visitation

Church

Photo: Thyes, Public domain.

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.

Inland Sea

Lagoon

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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.

Places in the Area

Għarb

Village

Photo: Alecastorina93, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Għarb is an administrative unit of Malta, located at the westernmost point of the island of Gozo, with a population of 1,549 people.

Saint Lawrence

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

San Lawrenz is an administrative unit of Malta, on the island of Gozo. Its name is derived from Lawrence of Rome who is the patron saint for the locality.

Għasri

Village

Photo: Sudika, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Għasri is a village and an administrative unit of Malta, in the western part of the island of Gozo, with a population of 525 people. By population, it is the smallest village in Gozo after San Lawrenz, and the third-smallest in the Maltese Islands, after Bidnija and Mdina.

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