Gozo (in Maltese Għawdex ) is the name of the second island (by surface) of the Archipel Maltese. The island of Gozo is located at 4 km in the North-West of the island of Malta.

Gozo represents 67  km ² of surface, is the equivalent of the island of Hong-Kong. The island gathers 30  000 inhabitants, of which 6  000 in the capital Reduction (also known under the name of Victoria).

In 2006, two stray S was voluntarily run on the southern part of the island: the Comino Land and the Karwela . These two boats rest between 23 and 39 m basic and enter a development project of the Tourisme of plunged.

A legend says that it is in Gozo that the nymph Calypso kept captive Ulysses during seven years.

With the number of its tourist attractions, the island counts two temples located at Ggantija.

Turnings

• Brideshead Revisited , British television serial carried out by Michael Lindsay-Hogg and Charles Sturridge in 1981.
• Inseminoid , British film carried out by Norman J. Warren in 1981.
• the Battle of Rio of Plata ( The Battle off to rivet Punt ), British film carried out by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger in 1956.
• Marine of the king ( Individual-Handed ), British film carried out by Roy Boulting in 1953.
• Vacation , German film carried out by Bernd Daktari Lorenz in 2003.

External bonds

Photo
• and Webcam de Gozo

See too

• Island of Malta;
• Comino .

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