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The Best Attractions In Victoria

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Victoria , also known among the native Maltese as Rabat or by its title Città Victoria, is the capital city of Gozo, the second largest island of Malta. The city has a total population of 6,901 , and by population, is the largest locality in Gozo. The area around the town, situated on a hill near the centre of the island, has been settled since Neolithic times. Victoria is the name given on 10 June 1887 by the British government on the occasion of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, at the request of His Excellency The Most Rev. Pietro Monsignor Pace, Bishop of Gozo . However, many Gozitans, mainly older Gozitans, still often refer to it by the name Raba...
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  • 2. St. George's Basilica Victoria
    St George's Basilica or the Basilica and Collegiate Parish Church of Saint George also simply known as San Ġorġ in Maltese, is a historic Baroque church situated in the middle of Victoria, the ancient Ħaġar – the capital of Gozo, the second largest island in the Maltese archipelago, and is surrounded by a maze of old narrow streets and alleys. Today's basilica was built between 1672 and 1678.
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  • 3. The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Victoria
    This article is a list of the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary by occupations, activities, dioceses, and other geographic locations.
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  • 5. Cittadella Visitors' Centre Victoria
    The Cittadella , also known as the Castello , is the citadel of Victoria on the island of Gozo, Malta. The area has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, and the site now occupied by the Cittadella is believed to have been the acropolis of the Punic-Roman city of Gaulos or Glauconis Civitas. During the medieval period, the acropolis was converted into a castle which served as a refuge for Gozo's population. A suburb began to develop outside its walls by the 15th century, and this area now forms the historic core of Victoria. The castle's defences were obsolete by the 16th century, and in 1551 an Ottoman force invaded Gozo and sacked the Cittadella. A major reconstruction of the southern walls of the Cittadella was undertaken between 1599 and 1622, transforming it into a gunpowder fortress. ...
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  • 6. Jubilee Foods Victoria
    The AEC Routemaster is a front-engined double-decker bus that was designed by London Transport and built by the Associated Equipment Company and Park Royal Vehicles. The first prototype was completed in September 1954 and the last one was delivered in 1968. The layout of the vehicle was traditional for the time, with a half-cab, front-mounted engine and open rear platform, although the coach version was fitted with rear platform doors. Forward entrance vehicles with platform doors were also produced as was a unique front-entrance prototype with the engine mounted transversely at the rear. The first Routemasters entered service with London Transport in February 1956 and the last were withdrawn from regular service in December 2005, although one heritage route is still operated by Routemaste...
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  • 9. St Francis Church Victoria
    The Church of St Francis is a Roman Catholic church building in Victoria, Gozo, Malta, situated in St Francis Square. Adjacent to the church is the convent of the Conventual Franciscans.
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  • 13. Villa Rundle Garden Victoria
    Villa Rundle Garden is a garden located in the lower part of Republic Street, Victoria, Gozo, Malta. The garden was planted by, and named, after the British General Leslie Rundle around 1915, and has a variety of native and imported trees, such as Ficus nitida and Canary palms. The trees give visitors a shade from the sun.
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