Malta & Gozo Travel Guide by Lonely Planet

Author:Lonely Planet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Lonely Planet

Sights & Activities

Wied iż-Żurrieq BOAT TOUR

( 9945 5347, 2164 0058; adult/child €7/3.50) About 2km west of Żurrieq lies the tiny harbour of Wied iż-Żurrieq, set in a narrow inlet in the cliffs and guarded by a watchtower. Here, boats depart for enjoyable 30-minute cruises to the Blue Grotto, a huge natural arch in the sea cliffs 400m to the east.

The boat trips take in about seven caves , including the Honeymoon Cave, Reflection Cave and Cat’s Cave. The best time is before midmorning, when the sun is shining into the grotto. Small boats (carrying up to eight passengers) depart from 9am to around 5pm daily, weather permitting (trips are less likely to run from December to February). If there is any doubt about the weather or sea conditions, call to check.

You can see the Blue Grotto without a boat from a viewing platform beside the main road, east of the turn-off to Wied iż-Żurrieq.

Parish Church of St Catherine CHURCH

The Parish Church of St Catherine was built in the 1630s and houses a fine altarpiece of St Catherine – painted by Mattia Preti in 1675, when the artist took refuge here during a plague epidemic – and there are several 17th- and 18th-century windmills dotted about the village.

Chapel of the Annunciation CHURCH

( 2122 5952; www.dinlarthelwa.org) On a minor road between Żurrieq and Mqabba is the Chapel of the Annunciation in the deserted medieval settlement of Ħal Millieri . This tiny church, set in a pretty garden, dates from the mid-15th century and contains important 15th-century frescoes – the only surviving examples of medieval religious art in Malta. Both church and garden are normally locked, but are open to the public from 9am to noon on the first Sunday of each month.

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