Ċittadella
Hilltop fortified town with bastion walls, a Baroque cathedral and sweeping views over the coastline.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Ċittadella in Victoria, Gozo starts with the centuries when every Gozitan had to spend the night inside these walls, and asks how a hilltop refuge gets its water. It follows the British builders in the eighteen-forties, a line of stone arches running in from springs near Kerċem, and the town of Victoria spread below. Best heard at the edge of the ditch, looking down into the deep trench at the foot of the walls.
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