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Gozo Album Our mission is to preserve and showcase Gozo's history and beauty through photographs. Dive into the past as we share images that tell the story of our island.

We aim to create a visual archive highlighting Gozo's heritage, milestones, and landscapes.

Can you tell which Gozo church this is?
28/05/2026

Can you tell which Gozo church this is?

Captured in the 1910s by Salvatore Lorenzo Cassar, this photograph looks over Mġarr Harbour with the Ta’ Lourdes Chapel ...
26/05/2026

Captured in the 1910s by Salvatore Lorenzo Cassar, this photograph looks over Mġarr Harbour with the Ta’ Lourdes Chapel standing prominently on the left 📸 ⛪

The image offers a rare glimpse into the harbour in the early twentieth century, long before the large ferry terminal and breakwater we know today. At the time, Mġarr mainly served fishing boats and smaller passenger vessels arriving at Gozo’s main maritime gateway ⛴️

A building located on the corner where Triq il-Librerija meets Triq id-Dawwara in Victoria, today known as George’s Bar....
23/05/2026

A building located on the corner where Triq il-Librerija meets Triq id-Dawwara in Victoria, today known as George’s Bar.

Those looking closely at the entrance may notice the raised stone sill built into the doorway. This unusual feature is linked to the 1813–1814 plague which reached the Maltese Islands.

During the outbreak, people were only allowed to leave their homes between 6am and 10am to buy essential supplies. To reduce contact, money was placed inside a bowl filled with vinegar before being handed to the shopkeeper.

The stone sill at the entrance served as a place where the bowl could be set down, while goods were passed to customers through a small opening above it.

A small architectural detail, yet one that still quietly reflects a difficult chapter in Gozo’s history.

Here’s a fascinating old photograph of Republic Street, known locally as It-Tiġrija, viewed from the Citadel. Villa Rund...
21/05/2026

Here’s a fascinating old photograph of Republic Street, known locally as It-Tiġrija, viewed from the Citadel. Villa Rundle Gardens can also be seen, already forming part of the heart of Victoria 🍃

The gardens were inaugurated in 1915 and named after General Leslie Macleod Rundle, Governor of Malta between 1909 and 1915.

One detail many may not notice at first glance is the layout of the upper part of the gardens. It was originally designed in the shape of the Union Jack, with the diagonal pathways forming the flag’s distinctive pattern. Even today, this design can still be recognised, with the small amphitheatre located where the diagonals meet 🇬🇧

A decades-old photograph of the Għarb Parish Church, today recognised as a basilica.Those familiar with the square may n...
19/05/2026

A decades-old photograph of the Għarb Parish Church, today recognised as a basilica.

Those familiar with the square may notice details that have since disappeared over the years, including the old lanterns standing in front of the church façade.

And as with many old photographs, our eyes are naturally drawn to the people captured within the scene. We wonder who they were, and what brought them to the square on that particular day ❤️

What a photo of Marsalforn!
18/05/2026

What a photo of Marsalforn!

The Cittadella walls seen in a very different state from how many remember them today.Before the large-scale restoration...
16/05/2026

The Cittadella walls seen in a very different state from how many remember them today.

Before the large-scale restoration and conservation works carried out in recent years, parts of the fortified walls were heavily overgrown with vegetation, giving the bastions a very different appearance from the cleaner stone surfaces we are now familiar with.

An old photograph of the 'Madonna tal-Blat' Chapel overlooking Ħondoq ir-Rummien.A manuscript written between 1764 and 1...
15/05/2026

An old photograph of the 'Madonna tal-Blat' Chapel overlooking Ħondoq ir-Rummien.

A manuscript written between 1764 and 1778 by Friar Pelagio Mifsud Piscopo, a Capuchin from Żebbuġ, offers interesting insight into the origins of this small chapel. In his writings, he notes that the chapel was built in 1760 in honour of the Blessed Virgin.

According to the manuscript, the chapel was funded through the devotion of Michele Spiteri together with another man named Andrea Spiteri, possibly a relative. Their contribution led to the construction of this humble rural chapel overlooking the channel between Gozo and Comino.

Local legend also connects the chapel closely with the people of Comino. It is said that the chapel was intentionally positioned facing the island so that, during rough weather when crossing by boat was impossible, Comino residents could still follow Holy Mass from afar. At the moment of the elevation of the Host, they would look towards the chapel and spiritually take part in the liturgy from across the water.

The chapel is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, although it is also linked to St Andrew, patron saint of fishermen, whose image once featured in the altar’s frontpiece and today is kept in the parish church. The statue found in the niche represents Our Lady Star of the Sea (Stella Maris), while old maritime graffiti of ships can still be traced on the façade.

Standing close to the Xwejni Salt Pans, the Qolla l-Bajda Battery (also known as Qbajjar Battery) has watched over this ...
14/05/2026

Standing close to the Xwejni Salt Pans, the Qolla l-Bajda Battery (also known as Qbajjar Battery) has watched over this stretch of coastline for more than three centuries.

Built between 1715 and 1716, the battery formed part of a wider coastal defence system introduced by the Order of St John to protect Malta and Gozo from attacks by sea. The plans were drawn up by the French military engineers Jacques de Camus d’Arginy and Bernard de Fontet, and the structure was built at a cost of 823 scudi.

Its semi-circular gun platform rises above the sea, while the surrounding ditch is often filled with seawater driven in by the waves below. On the landward side stand two elevated rooms with openings for musketry, designed to defend the battery from attacks coming from inland. Like many coastal fortifications of the period, the main entrance was not located at ground level but on the first floor, originally reached by steps and a drawbridge.

By 1770, the battery was armed with four 6-pounder iron cannons and included a gunpowder store. During the French blockade of 1798–1800, batteries such as this one formed part of the island’s defensive network at a time of great unrest across the Maltese Islands.

The structure was later reused during the Second World War as Observation Post No. 5, continuing its long connection with the defence of Gozo’s northern coast.

An old photograph taken inside St Francis Church in Victoria.Those familiar with the church will immediately notice how ...
11/05/2026

An old photograph taken inside St Francis Church in Victoria.

Those familiar with the church will immediately notice how different it looks compared to today, particularly the absence of the ceiling paintings and other decorative elements that were added later over the years.

Would you happen to know when this photograph might have been taken?

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