| Ideally situated in Xaghra the Cornucopia
Hotel is a mere ten minute drive to any locality in Gozo. Victoria
is less than 4 km away.
Apart from being in itself a picturesque village,
the village of Xaghra is rich in historical heritage and therefore
has plenty to offer to its visitors. It is encircled by the beautiful
bays of Ramla, Ghajn Barrani and Marsalforn. The center of the village
is approximately 2 km away from the hotel. Near the church in the
main square are two banks, a pharmacy, various supermarkets, a police
station and various restaurants and bars.
Xaghra is one of the oldest villages in Gozo and
proof of very early habitation has been found here. Here one can
find the Neolithic temples of Ggantija, which are acknowledged to
be the oldest free-standing structures in the world. At the edge
of the village on the other side from the hotel one can find Calypso
Cave, the home of the nymph Calypso, mentioned in Homer’s
Odyssey. Xerri’s Grotto and Ninu’s Cave are renowned
for the fantastic shapes of their stalagmites and stalactites. The
village also has an attractive windmill known as Ta’ Kola
windmill. It is the only windmill in Gozo that has its own original
wooden cogwheel machinery in good functioning order. Today this
is functioning as a museum. A curious museum that one should not
miss when visiting Xaghra, is the "Pomskizillious" Museum
of Toys, where a display of antique collectors' toys is exhibited.
The Cornucopia Hotel is ideally situated for walks
in the countryside.
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