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Information Session for Crafts Persons in GozoJoin us for an information session on how registration with the Crafts Reg...
23/10/2026

Information Session for Crafts Persons in Gozo
Join us for an information session on how registration with the Crafts Register can benefit your craft and help strengthen the recognition of artisan skills.
You will also learn about the newly introduced Crafts and Industrial Geographical Indications (CIGI) regulation and how it can help protect the authenticity and heritage of local crafts.
📅 Date: Thursday, 5 November 2026
🕔 Time: 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
📍 Venue: Ċentru Kulturali taċ-Ċittadella – Hall 2
Interested artisans are encouraged to register by Monday, 2 November 2026:
🔗 https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/pcuJWFqk4T
This session is being organised by the Office of the Crafts Register within the Commerce Department, in collaboration with the Cultural Heritage Directorate - Ministry for Gozo.

Id-Daħla Prinċipali taċ-ĊittadellaDin il-mina hija d-daħla oriġinali tal-belt il-qadima ta’ Għawdex. F’ din l-istruttura...
01/10/2026

Id-Daħla Prinċipali taċ-Ċittadella
Din il-mina hija d-daħla oriġinali tal-belt il-qadima ta’ Għawdex. F’ din l-istruttura nsibu skrizzjoni Rumana u niċċa ddedikata lil Sant Anna. Meta l-Kavallieri rranġaw is-swar (1599-1622), żammew din id-daħla bħala l-entratura singulari għall-belt. Interessanti li fl-1585, in-Nutar J.D. Formosa jirreferi għal din l-istruttura bħala ‘Bieb l-Imdina’. Matul il-ħakma Ingliża saret daħla fuq stil neo-klassiku fl-1904. Din sarilha restawr estensiv matul il-proġett ta’ rijabilitazzjoni riċenti tas-sit.

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The Citadel’s Main Entrance
This tunnel serves as the original entrance to the old city of Gozo. Within the structure, one finds a Roman inscription and a niche dedicated to Saint Anne. When the Knights renovated the fortifications (1599–1622), they retained this gateway as the sole entrance to the city. It is interesting to note that in 1585, Notary J.D. Formosa referred to this structure as ‘Bieb l-Imdina’ (City Gate). During the period of British rule, a neo-classical gateway embellished the entrance to the site in 1904. During the recent renovation of the site, this was restored.

Fdalijiet Rumani fiċ-ĊittadellaMeta wieħed iżur is-sit antik, jista’ josserva diversi fdalijiet mill-perjodu Ruman. Taħt...
03/09/2026

Fdalijiet Rumani fiċ-Ċittadella

Meta wieħed iżur is-sit antik, jista’ josserva diversi fdalijiet mill-perjodu Ruman. Taħt l-arkata laterali li tinsab fil-pjazza tal-Katidral, hemm sensiela ta’ ġebel kbir li possibbilment kien jifforma parti minn ħajt li jmur lura għal dak il-perjodu.

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Roman Remains in the Cittadella

When visiting the ancient site, one can observe various remains from the Roman period. Beneath the side archway found in Cathedral Square, there is a series of large stones that possibly formed part of a wall dating back to that era.

Statwa Imperjali Rumana fid-daħla taċ-Ċittadella.Fl-1787, Jean Hoel iddokumenta statwa Rumana ta’ mara mlibbsa b’ilbies ...
21/08/2026

Statwa Imperjali Rumana fid-daħla taċ-Ċittadella.
Fl-1787, Jean Hoel iddokumenta statwa Rumana ta’ mara mlibbsa b’ilbies imdendel, li kellha pedestall b’iskrizzjoni, eżatt fid-daħla taċ-Ċittadella. L-istoriċi u l-arkeoloġi jissuġġerixxu li din l-istatwa tirrappreżenta lil Julia Augusta, mart Awgustu, liebsa ta’ Ceres, l-alla tal-agrikultura u l-abbundanza. Illum, din l-istatwa tifforma parti mill-kollezzjoni tal-Mużew ta’ Għawdex ta’ Heritage Malta.
Sors: Bonanno Anthony, 2005, Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman, Midsea Books.

A Roman Imperial Statue at the entrance of Cittadella.
At the entrance of Citadella, Jean Hoel, in 1787 documents a Roman female draped statue with a base having an inscription. Historians and archaeologist hint that this statue represents Julia Augusta, wife of Augustus, dressed as Ceres, the goddess of agriculture and abundance. Today, this forms parts of the Gozo Museum Collection run by Heritage Malta.
Source: Bonanno Anthony, 2005, Malta: Phoenician, Punic and Roman, Midsea Books.

Kont taf li Malta u Għawdex ġew maħkuma mir-Rumani matul il-Gwerer Puniċi?L-istoriku Ruman Titus Livius (59BC – 17AD), f...
31/07/2026

Kont taf li Malta u Għawdex ġew maħkuma mir-Rumani matul il-Gwerer Puniċi?

L-istoriku Ruman Titus Livius (59BC – 17AD), fix-xogħol tiegħu Ab Urbe Condita Libri (L-Istorja ta’ Ruma), jirreferi għal dan l-episodju importanti, li l-istoriċi moderni jiddatawh lura għas-sena 218 Q.K.
Fiċ-Ċittadella, ilhom isiru skavi arkeoloġiċi minn żmien għal żmien sa mis-snin tmenin tas-seklu dsatax. Dawn l-iskoperti jipprovdu evidenza qawwija li s-sit kien abitat matul Żmien ir-Rumani.
Fost is-sejbiet minn dan il-perjodu nsibu kitbiet imnaqqxa, statwi tal-irħam, frammenti arkitettoniċi minn bini pubbliku, partijiet minn ħitan, u kwantità kbira u diversa ta’ fuħħar — li kollha jgħinu biex jirrakkontaw l-istorja tal-passat Ruman ta’ Għawdex.

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Did you know that Malta and Gozo were conquered by the Romans during the Punic Wars?

The Roman historian Titus Livius (59BC-17AD), in his work Ab Urbe Condita Libri (History of Rome), refers to this important episode, which modern historians date to 218 B.C.
At the Cittadella, archaeological excavations have been taking place from time to time since the 1880s. These discoveries provide strong evidence that the site was occupied during the Roman era.
Finds from this period include inscriptions, marble statues, architectural fragments from public buildings, sections of walls, and a large quantity and quilities of pottery — all helping to tell the story of Gozo’s Roman past.

Kont taf? Belt b’iktar minn 4,000 sena ta’ storja.L-arkeoloġija taċ-Ċittadella tindika li s-sit x'aktarx kien abitat sa ...
24/07/2026

Kont taf?

Belt b’iktar minn 4,000 sena ta’ storja.

L-arkeoloġija taċ-Ċittadella tindika li s-sit x'aktarx kien abitat sa minn Żmien il-Bronż, fatt li jagħmlu wieħed mill-eqdem siti fil-Gżejjer Maltin li kienu abitati kontinwament. Xhieda ta’ dan huma s-silos ta' Żmien il-Bronż li jinsabu fid-daħla tas-sit u li ġew skoperti fl-1859 minn A.A. Caruana. Fl-2015, waqt l-iskavar ta’ wieħed mis-silos li kien għadu intatt, instabu frammenti ta’ fuħħar li jmur lura għall-fażi ta’ Borġ in-Nadur c. 1500 Q.K.

Did you know?

A city with over 4,000 years of history

The archaeology of Cittadella indicates that the site has most likely been inhabited since the Bronze Age, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in the Maltese Islands. The evidence for are the bronze age silos at the entrance of the site discovered in 1859 by AA. Caruana. In 2015, fragments of Borġ in-Nadur Phase pottery c. 1500 BC were found during the excavation of one of the intact silos.

Id-Direttorat għall-Wirt Kulturali fi ħdan il-Ministeru għal Għawdex jilqa’ b’sodisfazzjon ir-rikonoxximent li ngħatat i...
10/07/2026

Id-Direttorat għall-Wirt Kulturali fi ħdan il-Ministeru għal Għawdex jilqa’ b’sodisfazzjon ir-rikonoxximent li ngħatat iċ-Ċittadella permezz tal-2026 Travellers’ Choice Award ta’ Tripadvisor għall-ewwel nofs tas-sena 2026.

https://kirkwood-direct.s3.amazonaws.com/2026/1237784.pdf

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The Cultural Heritage Directorate within the Ministry for Gozo welcomes the recognition of Cittadella with Tripadvisor’s 2026 Travellers’ Choice Award for the first half of 2026.

https://kirkwood-direct.s3.amazonaws.com/2026/1237784.pdf

Fetħu l-Applikazzjonijiet għall-Karnival Reġjonali ta’ Għawdex 2027 L-applikazzjonijiet issa huma miftuħa għall-edizzjon...
25/06/2026

Fetħu l-Applikazzjonijiet għall-Karnival Reġjonali ta’ Għawdex 2027

L-applikazzjonijiet issa huma miftuħa għall-edizzjoni tal-Karnival Reġjonali ta’ Għawdex 2027, li ser isir bejn is-Sibt 30 ta’ Jannar u t-Tlieta 9 ta’ Frar 2027.

L-applikazzjonijiet jistgħu jiġu sottomessi online sal-15 ta’ Lulju 2026 permezz tal-websajt uffiċjali tal-Ministeru għal Għawdex: https://ghawdex.gov.mt/

Fuq is-sit elettroniku ssibu:
• Il-Formola tal-Applikazzjoni
• Il-Linji Gwida
• Ir-Regolamenti Uffiċjali

Dawk interessati jistgħu wkoll jissottomettu l-applikazzjoni tagħhom sabiex jesprimu l-interess li jagħmlu l-Karru tar-Re tal-Karnival 2027.

Titlifx l-opportunità li tkun parti minn waħda mill-akbar ċelebrazzjonijiet kulturali ta’ Għawdex!

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Applications Open for the Gozo Regional Carnival 2027

Applications are now open for the 2027 Gozo Regional Carnival, which will take place between Saturday, 30 January and Tuesday, 9 February 2027.

Applications may be submitted online until 15 July 2026 through the official website of the Ministry for Gozo: https://ghawdex.gov.mt/

On the website, applicants will find:
• The Application Form
• The Guidelines
• The Official Regulations

Interested individuals, groups, and companies may also apply to express their interest in being entrusted with the construction of the King Carnival Float 2027.

Don't miss the opportunity to be part of one of Gozo’s most vibrant cultural celebrations!

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