Għar ix-Xiħ, Xlendi

#5 among attractions in Xlendi

Nature, Natural attraction, Cave

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Għar ix-Xiħ is a former cave in Xewkija, facing Mġarr ix-Xini, Gozo, Malta. It was inhabited since the 2nd-century B.C. and was re-discovered in 2009. The cave is situated at the mouth of the valley. ()

Coordinates: 36°1'21"N, 14°16'9"E

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Għar ix-Xiħ – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Ta' Kenuna Tower.

1.2 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Our Lady of Loreto Parish Church, Għajnsielem
30 min walk • Parish Church of Our Lady of Loreto is a Roman Catholic neo-gothic parish church located in the village of Għajnsielem on the island of Gozo, Malta.
0.9 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Xlendi
23 min walk • Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs also Sanap Cliffs is a 20 ha linear strip of cliffed coastline at Sannat, on the southern coast of the island of Gozo, Malta, in the Mediterranean Sea. The area consists of garrigue and steep and rugged cliffs, which rise from sea level to a height of 120 m.
0.4 miSE
Tower
Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Gozo
10 min walk • Mġarr ix-Xini Tower is the largest of the coastal watchtowers that the Knights of Malta erected on the island of Gozo. It watches over the entrance to the bay of Mġarr ix-Xini, limits of Għajnsielem, which lies on Gozo's south-west coast.
1.2 miNE
Tower
Ta' Kenuna Tower, Nadur
32 min walk • Ta' Kenuna Tower is a semaphore tower on the cliffs near Nadur on the island of Gozo, Malta. It was built by the British in 1848, as one of three semaphore towers in Malta.
1.1 miNW
Windmill
Tat-Tmien Kantunieri Windmill, Xewkija
27 min walk • Tat-Tmien Kantunieri Windmill located in Xewkija, on the main road mid-way between Victoria and Għajnsielem stands as the oldest surviving windmill in Gozo, Malta.
0.5 miNE
Church, Vernacular architecture
Santa Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem
13 min walk • The St Cecilia Chapel is a former Roman Catholic chapel in the limits of Xewkija, Gozo, Malta, dedicated to Saint Cecilia. It was built in around 1540, but it was deconsecrated in 1644, being converted into an ancillary building for the nearby Santa Cecilia Tower.
1 miNW
Church, Baroque architecture
Rotunda of Xewkija, Xewkija
25 min walk • The Church of Saint John the Baptist, commonly known as the Rotunda of Xewkija or Xewkija Rotunda, is a Roman Catholic church in Xewkija, Gozo, Malta.
0.5 miNE
Tower
Santa Cecilia Tower, Għajnsielem
14 min walk • Santa Cecilia Tower is a tower in Għajnsielem, Gozo, Malta. It was built in 1613 by a member of the Order of St. John, and it could relay messages across the island. Today, the tower is in good condition and it is a private residence.
1.2 miE
36°1'34"N • 14°17'21"E
Museum Għajnsielem, Xlendi
30 min walk • Museum
1.1 miN
Sport, Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue
Gozo Stadium, Gozo
29 min walk • The Gozo Stadium, formerly known as the Silver Jubilee Ground, is the main stadium of the island of Gozo, Malta. The Gozo Stadium, which is located in Xewkija, seats only 1,644 people but its standing areas at each end of its main stand ensure that the stadium can hold up to approximately 3,800 people.

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Which popular attractions are close to Għar ix-Xiħ?

Nearby attractions include Mġarr ix-Xini Tower, Gozo (10 min walk), Santa Cecilia Chapel, Għajnsielem (13 min walk), Santa Cecilia Tower, Għajnsielem (14 min walk), Ta' Ċenċ Cliffs, Xlendi (23 min walk).