The gorge
Two stone walls ending in a hidden inlet.
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The steps and deep unguarded water make it unsuitable for small children; Ramla Bay, with its wide shallow sand, suits families far better.
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A narrow cleft in the cliff ending at a pebble beach a few metres wide: Wied il-Għasri on Gozo's northern coast is a deep gorge cut by water between two limestone walls, with a hidden inlet at its end invisible from land until you reach it — among the loveliest swimming places in the Maltese islands and the least crowded. The descent is a stone stair cut into the cliff (about a hundred steps, without railings in places) ending on the pebbles, and the water between the walls is calm, deep and clear — a divers' destination for its side caves and visibility beyond twenty metres. On rough days the swell closes the inlet completely. On the plateau above the gorge lie the historic Xwejni salt pans: salt terraces cut into the rock since Roman times, where Gozitan families still harvest salt by hand each summer and sell it by the roadside — an unforgettable detail if you catch the season.
Two stone walls ending in a hidden inlet.
Roman salt terraces still harvested by hand.
Wied il-Għasri, Żebbuġ