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A few more of Gozo ...
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Il-Gebla tal-Halfa
The rock on the forefront is known as 'Il-Gebla tal-Halfa' - The Rock of The Oath.  Legend has it that, following a raid on the Maltese islands, the Ottoman Dragut was sailing past the coast of Gozo when he saw extensive vineyards on this part of the coast.  Yearning for some grapes, he asked if any of his sailors would volunteer and swim to the shore for a bunch of grapes.  One of his sons obliged.  On his return to the vessel he presented his father with a bunch of grapes, complete with leaves and the roots he had plucked out of the fertile soil.  Dragut had no choice: He had to sentence his son to death, for it was forbidden for a Muslim to take the roots of a vine.  Saddened, Dragut swore he would never eat a grape in his lifetime again ... (Thank you Mario Debono for recounting the legend - I hope I have told it faithfully!)  
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It-torri ta' Esopu
This tower is known as it-Torri ta' Esopu - Aesop's Tower and is one of the towers built by the Knights of St John in 1763.  It is known as Aesop's Tower because the cliff below it (click on the photo to view) is allegedly the spot from where the son of Daedalus, Icarus, took off on his attempt to fly, falling into the sea when the wings he had made of weathers and wax, melted as he flew too near to the sun.
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Mediterranean landscape
The tower is in the background ... This is a typical Mediterranean landscape.  In Summer the cactus tree produces prickly pears, which are delicious when chilled. 
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