Gozo Saltpans

Today we explored Gozo's salt pans along the island's northern Xwejni Bay then hiked around southern Gozo's Hondoq Bay, where the boys braved the cold for a brief swim. Click here for photos.

More about Gozo salt: Gozitan salt pans date back to Phoenician times. When the Maltese islands were under the Order of St. John, the Knights held a monopoly on salt production. The pans we visited today are among to oldest still in use. A local family has been harvesting them for 50 years.