Gozo is having an awkward year for museums and a good one for everything else. If you are crossing for a day and building it around the Ċittadella, it is worth knowing what is open before you buy a ticket.
Gozo is awkward without a car, and a booked trip removes both problems.
The archaeology museum is shut
The Gozo Museum of Archaeology has closed while it becomes the Gozo Museum, a bigger and slower project than a refurbishment. The shop is still open and still sells Hypogeum tickets, which is useful in its own right because those are hard to come by. The Ċittadella combined ticket is unchanged, so you are not paying for a door that is locked.
What is open in the Ċittadella
Gran Castello Historic House and the Old Prison are both open at five euro each. People often skip the Old Prison and then talk about it afterwards.
The reason is the graffiti cut into the cell walls by prisoners. The Gozo Nature Museum is free, which makes it the easiest yes on the island.
Ġgantija is why most people come
The temples at Xagħra are older than the pyramids and the ticket costs ten euro. Many people miss that the same ticket includes Ta’ Kola Windmill, which is a few minutes away in the same village. Doing them separately means paying twice for something you already own.
Dwejra Tower opens on weekdays only
Dwejra Tower on the west coast opens Monday to Friday between nine and two. Those hours suit weekdays rather than weekends, when most visitors come. If the tower matters to you, come on a weekday or view it from outside.
Getting there and back
The car ferry from Ċirkewwa runs through the night. You pay on the way back rather than on the way out, which surprises people the first time.
There is also a fast passenger ferry from the Valletta waterfront, which skips the drive north entirely. Both are covered in our ferry guide.
