The Tourism Ministry’s monthly cultural tour will be visiting Gozo on the 22nd of April, starting with the Ta’ Sopu and Kenuna Towers. Actors from Playhouse will be staging re-enactments at the towers.

Ta’ Sopu Tower, which served as a watch tower, lies between Dahlet Qorrot and San Blas. Kenuna Tower, was built in 1848 and served as a telegraph link between Gozo and Malta. From Kenuna tower, one can enjoy one of the best views in the Maltese Islands.

The tour will next visit the Gozo Maritime Museum, the many exhibits on show include rare and priceless artifacts such as models, uniforms, photographs and vessel parts. The exhibits in the museum were painstakingly collected by Kelinu Grima over a period of 65 years.

Finally the tour will visit the St Augustine Convent and Church in Victoria, which was established by the Augustine Order, and the Gozo Cathedral Museum at the Citadel.

Transport will leave Floriana (next to the Independence Monument) and Sliema (from opposite the Nazzarene Church) at 7.30am.

Departure on the Gozo ferry from Cirkewwa will be at 9am, and the return trip from Gozo is scheduled for 6pm.

Tickets, which cost Lm9 for adults and Lm8 for senior citizens and children, do not include the ferry fare.

Booking, together with payment, must be made by noon on Wednesday, 18th April, at the Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, 230 Republic Street, Valletta. Further information may be obtained from Noel D’Amato by telephoning on 21232515.