Ċirkewwa

A ferry departs from Ċirkewwa harbour for Mġarr, Gozo.

Ċirkewwa is a harbour situated on a point at the northernmost part of Malta.

It is the site of the Ċirkewwa Ferry Terminal, where regular car ferries operate to the port of Mġarr on Gozo. In the summer, boat trips to Comino also operate, as well as organised diving excursions. As Ċirkewwa is a point on the northernmost end of the island, and not a town, there is no infrastructure besides the terminal. Construction of a new terminal at the site, costing around €12 million, was announced in May 2010.[1]

Visitors travelling to Gozo can reach Ċirkewwa by car by following road signs to Gozo, and by bus from Valletta, Sliema, Buġibba and St. Paul's Bay.

Near the harbour there is a hotel and a sandy beach, Paradise Bay.

Diving in Ċirkewwa

Ċirkewwa Arch

Ċirkewwa is one of the most visited scuba diving sites on the Maltese Islands. It has underwater cliffs, caves, tunnels and an arch down to the seabed at 27 m. Ċirkewwa also includes the wrecks of the tugboat MV Rozi and the P29 patrol boat, which were intentionally sunk in 1992 and 2007.[2][3] Out towards Marfa Point is a statue of the Madonna which was placed in a natural cavern by the Amphibians Diving Club.[4]

From the middle of 2010 divers have been cooperating to designate Ċirkewwa as a Voluntary Marine Reserve. The site now has the support of the diving community which is working to gain the support of the fishing, angling and boating communities to implement a Code of Conduct to preserve and protect the site.

References

  1. ↑ "Transport Malta announces tender for construction of Cirkewwa terminal". The Times of Malta. 7 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rozi". AquaVenture Limited. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "P29". AquaVenture Limited. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  4. ↑ Wood, Lesley; Wood, Lawson (2006). Malta, Comino and Gozo. New Holland Publishers. pp. 48–49.
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Coordinates: 35°59′16″N 14°19′43″E / 35.98778°N 14.32861°E / 35.98778; 14.32861

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