Last weekend was a record for Gozo, with two attractions drawing many thousands of people, namely Bethlehem f’Ghajnsielem, with 15,000 visitors and Dinja tat-Tfal, the children’s fun park held at the Gozo Sports Complex in Victoria, where 9,000 children attended, the Ministry for Gozo said-

One of the highlights at the Nativity Village was the fisherman’s boat, which provided the visitors the opportunity to take a journey in a Gozo-boat from the fishermen’s port.

The boat was especially built for this purpose by Ghajnsielem Local Councillor Peter Caruana, who has years of experience in traditional boat-building.

In a statement today the Ministry for Gozo said that, Gozo Channel, between Friday and Sunday, carried 47,052 people and made 162 trips. While almost eleven thousand passengers chose to visit Gozo with their vehicle.

The Christmas in Gozo Committee said that it has had very good feedback from commercial operators, saying that some of the restaurants chose to stay open all day because of the large amount of people wanting their service.

The Minister for Gozo Anton Refalo accompanied by the Chairman of the Christmas in Gozo Committee, Joe Mifsud, visited all the venues including the Arkadia and The Duke who had prepared special programmes for their customer’s children.

There were also a large number of Maltese visiting the island on organised tours over the weekend.

Dr Refalo said “I want to thank the various directorates within the Ministry for Gozo for their input, as well as the operators of many businesses in Gozo, and the Malta Tourism Authority for their support in the activities being organised.”

The Minister also thanked all those employees “who are providing a good service with a smile, such as the employees of Gozo Channel, the Police and Civil Protection, among others.”

Further information can be obtained from the Christmas in Gozo Facebook.

The opening hours for the animation at Bethlehem f’Ghajnsielem are as follows:

Christmas Day Thursday 25th 3.30pm – 8.00pm

Friday 26th 4.30pm – 7.30pm

Saturday 27th 4.30pm – 8.30pm

Sunday 28th 2.30pm – 7.30pm

JANUARY 2015

Thursday 1st 3. 00pm – 8.00pm

Saturday 3rd 4.30pm – 8.00pm

Sunday 4th** 2.00pm – 8.00pm**

** Adoration of the Magi

The event will close with the traditional Adoration of the Magi on Sunday, the 4th of January 2015.

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