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MuseumsSite Name: Gozo Museum of Archaeology Alternative Name: Il-Mużew tal-Arkeologija
Country: Malta Island: Gozo Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Victoria
Latitude: 36.045881N Longitude: 14.239466E
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

5 Ambience:

5	Superb
4	Good
3	Ordinary
2	Not Good
1	Awful
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5 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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emerald visited on 2nd Nov 2022 - their rating: Amb: 2 Access: 3 Part of the Citadella complex in Victoria, Gozo. Quite poor l thought. After visiting the temple sites this was a let down. And 'supposedly' figures from the sites, hmm not mentioned in those sites....

SolarMegalith visited on 22nd Mar 2013 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 5

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Ambience: 3.5 Access: 4

Museum in Gozo

Gozo Museum of Archaeology exposes the finds from major archaeological sites on the island of Gozo, among them the figurines from Xaghra Circle and other artefacts from Temple Period, as well as Punic finds and pottery discovered in the shipwrecks in Xlendi Bay.

The museum is located within the citadel in Victoria, not far from the cathedral.
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790m WSW 237° Kercem Rock Cut Tombs* Rock Cut Tomb
954m WSW 243° Il-Hagra tad-Dawwara* Standing Stone (Menhir)
1.3km SSE 164° Tac-Cawla Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
1.4km S 179° Ta' Marziena* Ancient Temple
1.4km N 360° Is-Srug* Cave or Rock Shelter
1.8km SW 217° Wied tax-Xlendi Tomb* Chambered Tomb
1.9km E 86° Santa Verna* Ancient Temple
2.0km ENE 62° Il-Gebla ta' Sasuna* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
2.3km E 88° Xaghra Circle* Stone Circle
2.3km NNE 17° Ta' Kuljat* Ancient Village or Settlement
2.4km E 86° L'Ghar ta' Gejzu* Cave or Rock Shelter
2.4km SE 143° Ta' Blankas Stone Row* Stone Row / Alignment
2.5km SE 142° Ta' Blankas Cart Ruts* Ancient Trackway
2.5km SE 144° Ta' Blankas Dolmen B* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
2.5km SE 144° Ta' Blankas Dolmen A* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
2.5km E 88° Ggantija Standing Stones* Standing Stones
2.7km E 87° Ggantija* Ancient Temple
2.8km W 272° Il-Mixta* Cave or Rock Shelter
2.8km E 84° L’Ghar Tramuntana* Cave or Rock Shelter
3.0km SSE 152° Id- Dura tax-Xaghra L-Kbira* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
3.0km SSE 151° Ta' Cenc Gallery Grave* Chambered Tomb
3.0km SSE 155° Ta’ Ċenċ Cart Ruts II* Ancient Trackway
3.1km SSE 151° Id-Dura tal-Mara* Burial Chamber or Dolmen
3.1km E 98° In-Nuffara Settlement* Ancient Village or Settlement
3.2km SSE 151° L-Imramma Temple* Ancient Temple
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