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Diana75 Says: The bell tower stands straigh on the left side of the sanctuary.It is 61 metres high.
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...
Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu
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...
Salvina: The Only Place In Town
steventilly Says: This was quoted as being the only place to eat in all of Gharb (certainly in terms of restaurants rather than cafes) After we'd eaten there we did see another one or two places (but I made no notes other than that). The food here was excellent though and we've no regrets...
Diana75 Says: Ta' Pinu is easily reachable from Victoria (Rabat) Bus Terminus. Buses no. 61 and 91 are covering the route both in summer and winter time.
Diana75 Says: Inside ta' Pinu sanctuary many ex-votos stand on the walls as evidences of the blessings received by the pilgrims who came here to pray for their health and not only over the years.Those ex-votos are a real confirmation of this special sanctuary's importance.
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: Take care during the horse racing. The races we saw involved kind of one-man traps, pulled by the horses. In one race there was a locking of wheels and both traps momentarily lost control. The crowds are just standing against the walls of the street with nowhere really to...
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: Ta' Gurdan Lighthouse rises to 161 metres above sea level and was built in 1851 under the British rule.The lighthouse became operational in 1853 in order to help the increasing maritime traffic in the area.Equipped with modern systems it is said that its beam was visible 38...
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...
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Here's one of the churches two bell towers. It's decorated with the lights for the Festa as well as with some hangings. It was about midday and the bells were...
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Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu
Our Lady of Ta' Pinu Sanctuary, or Santwarju tal-Madonna ta' Pinu in Maltese, is the most popular Shrine on Gozo and lies within the perimeter of Gharb. What impresses the most of this sanctuary, are...
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Gharb is a village at the western side of Gozo, close to the natural wonders of Dwejra and the pilgrimage centre of Ta' Pinu. It is regarded as having one of the most picuresque village squares and......
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Gharb is probably one of the oldest Gozitan villages, where various archaeological excavations exposed the remains of Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements in the area. The Phoenicians were early...
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