Gharb Travel Guide

 mickeyboy07 Says:  This museum opened in October 1996 and was the Brainchild of Mr 'Silvio Felice'.Although called a Folklore Museum it concentrates mostly on the trades and crafts formerly prevalent in these islands.The museum is not a mere collection of tools and gadgets,but where... 

 Diana75 Says:  The main painting of the church depicts the Assumption to the Heavens of Our Lady and was made by Amedeo Perugino in 1619. 

 Diana75 Says:  Ta' Pinu inside is even more beautiful. 6 mosaics, 76 coloured windows and many ex-votos are decorating the church, while the altar and the canopy attract the attention right from the entrance to the church.The old structure existing on this place at the time the sanctuary... 

 Diana75 Says:  The sanctuary is built in a neo-Romanesque style using local stone.The outside is characterized by straight lines, symetrical and simple.Standing in austere isolation of the surrounding cultivated fields, the sanctuary can be seen from far away. 

 Diana75 Says:  The name of the sanctuary comes from the name of a very religious man who took care of the old chapel. His name was Pillippinu Gauci, Pinu for short. He was the one to restore the chapel and ordered the painting of Our Lady Ta' Pinu, representing the Assumption of The... 

 Diana75 Says:  Dedicated to the Virgin Mary, ta' Pinu Sanctuary was built next to an old chapel, where it is believed that in 1883, a local woman, named Karmni Grima, heard Our Lady speaking to her.Since the date of its consacration, the sanctuary became a pre-eminent shrine to the Virgin... 

 Diana75 Says:  Ta Pinu Sanctuary is located on the eastern side of the valley separating the village of Gharb from Ghammar. The church is surrounded by lush fields and there are no buildings close to it, except the few one-storey buildings at the end of the road leading to the square in... 

 Diana75 Says:  The Sanctuary tal-Madonna ta' Pinu is 700m away from the village of Gharb, on the western part of the Island of Gozo. The works for the sanctuary began in 1920 and the church was consecrated in 1932.The huge basilica of ta' Pinu with its 47-meter-high campanile is Malta’s... 

 Diana75 Says:  Gharb is a village located at the westernmost point of Gozo. The remains of the village's old roots can be still seen in some of the decorated stone balconies. Gharb is the second oldest village parish in Gozo. The village's church has an elegant facade which has been... 

 steventilly Says:  Festas always brighten up a town or village but I hink the colours used at Gharb were the nicest I'd seen. Certainly against the type of houses and other buildings in the village (and especilly the square) it made a very wonderful scene. If we go again next year I think i... 

 steventilly Says:  The fireworks that they use at the Festa wouldn't be allowed in the UK. They're at eye level and spin round spitting out fire, smoke and debris into any crowd that is standing nearby. And it seems to be that people actually want to get hit by these things - they stand right... 

 Diana75 Says:  Participating to a mass in ta' Pinu sanctuary is for everybody a touching experience.We have asked the permission to celebrate the mass in Romanian in a chapel but they have been much more generous allowing us to celebrate the mass on the main altar.This definitely was one... 

 Diana75 Says:  Gozo's countryside is extremelly beautiful.The area around ta' Pinu and Gharb in particular has many panoramic countryside tracks and valleys and is ideal for walks and for relaxing. 

 Diana75 Says:  Up to the Ghammar Hill which faces ta' Pinu are placed 14 remarkable marble statues representing the Via Crucis or Way of the Cross.Climbing to the top of the hill is a real try for all the pilgrims considering Gozo's burning sun, but it is also rewarding.Half away to the...