Difficulty protected it
No car can get down — hence no hotels and no crowds.
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A small red-sand bay in north-eastern Gozo, among the least developed beaches on the islands because reaching it is deliberately hard. The difficulty is what has protected it. The road ends some way from the shore, and a concrete track then drops extremely steeply to the bottom. Walking down takes about ten minutes, and the climb back is genuinely hard in heat. An ordinary car cannot get down, which is why there are no hotels, no large car park and no crowds. The sand is red as at neighbouring Ramla Bay, a distinctively Gozitan feature caused by the clay rock exposed in the area. The surroundings are farms and agricultural terraces on the slopes, the traditional way of cultivating very steep ground in Gozo. Decisive practical points: the climb back up is the hard part — reckon with it before you go down, especially with children or in the middle of a summer day. Facilities are very limited or absent depending on the season. Take water. Do not attempt the descent in an ordinary car.
No car can get down — hence no hotels and no crowds.
The slopes around it are farmed in the traditional Gozitan way.
The hard part is coming back, not going down — plan for it first.
North-east Gozo
With care. The beach itself is small and lovely with calm water, but the climb back is hard on young children and on anyone carrying equipment. If you want red sand with easier access, neighbouring Ramla Bay is larger, better equipped and reached by a paved road.
By car to the end of the paved road above the bay, then on foot. In season small shuttle vehicles may run up and down for a fee — ask at the top. Do not attempt the descent in an ordinary car: the track is very steep and narrow and the climb back out is harder still.
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