A tender for the Commissioning of Geological Investigations at and around Calypso’s Cave in Xaghra, was published on the 30th of September and will close on the 21st of October (SPD3/2026/031) Minister for Gozo Clint Camilleri has said.

The Minister went on to say that ”once this tender is awarded and the necessary geological investigations are completed, the process for preparing and issuing the tender for the preservation and stabilisation works at Calypso Cave will proceed.”

The cave has now been closed for around 14 years.

He was replying to a Parliamentary Question by the Shadow Minister for Gozo Frank Anthony Tabone, on the current status of of the Calypso Cave project, as well as what works had been carried out or were planned for the future to prevent further collapse to the cave.

In 2019, a Government-funded technical study was launched. Then in 2020, formal plans were submitted. In March 2024, the Planning Authority approved the final permit for the site’s stabilisation and reopening – But the gate still remains locked.

File photo Luke Said

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