The Ġgantija temples, stones raised before the pyramids.

Ġgantija is the visit that on its own justifies crossing to Gozo: two stone temples raised more than five thousand years ago, with walls that still impress up close.

What it is

The archaeological park is on the Xagħra plateau, in a landscape full of prehistoric remains. There are two temples built in the late Neolithic, between 3800 and 2000 BC, with separate entrances and surrounded by a single outer wall of great blocks. Each has several apses, like lobes, on either side of a central passage. They form part of the Megalithic Temples of Malta, a World Heritage Site.

Their builders used two stones from the island: hard coralline limestone for the walls, and softer globigerina for the inside: doorways, altars and decorated slabs. Two fragments of plaster with red ochre, seen in the interpretation centre, suggest that the inner walls were plastered and painted.

The visit

You enter through the interpretation centre, which explains what life was like in Gozo in the Neolithic and holds some of the most important objects found on the island. Then an open-air path leads to the temples and goes round them. The whole route is wheelchair accessible, with adapted toilets and reserved parking spaces.

There is a café, shop, cloakroom, baby-changing and a room for children (always with an adult). You can ask for an official guide in advance on the Heritage Malta website.

The Ta' Kola windmill

The ticket includes the Ta' Kola windmill, an old windmill in the same village of Xagħra, also run by Heritage Malta and with the same winter hours. Go after the temples.

Opening hours and tickets

From 1 November to 3 January it is open every day from 9:00 to 17:00, with last entry half an hour before; the summer timetable is published on the website. On Thursday 26 November 2026 it is closed all day. It also closes on 1 January, Good Friday and 24, 25 and 31 December.

Combined ticket with Ta' Kola: €10 adults; €8 for ages 12 to 17, over-60s, students and concessions; €6 for ages 6 to 11; free for ages 1 to 5.

How to get there

By car, there is parking next to the site. By bus, the nearest stop is two minutes' walk away. From Xagħra square it is a few minutes' walk, and there you eat at Al Sale. If you sleep at the Cornucopia, you come on foot.