The Minister for Gozo, Dr Anton Refalo and Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds, Ian Borg, visited Victoria Citadel Marsalforn Creek today to view the ongoing embellishment works.

The Minister said that extensive works on the roads leading up to the Citadel are still ongoing and will include the creation of new services and the incorporation of historic artefacts which have been discovered.

The facades of the many historical buildings have been completed, including those of the Cathedral, the Court, the Governor's Palace, the Old Prison and the Museum of Folklore and Natural Science, and the paving of the Cathedral is now underway.

Embellishment works on the Cathedral ditch are now also close to completion, and will be transformed into a recreational area, that will lend itself to the holding of a multitude of cultural activities.

The Folklore Museum is also currently being turned into a medieval period house, where visitors will be able to experience the historic atmosphere of how life was in the ancient Citadel.

The Minister and Parliamentary Secretary also visited the Marsalforn creek were works are ongoing, with completion expected by the end of November. The reconstruction of the slipway has now been now completed and work on the creek wall is also well underway.

Dr Refalo said that these projects are crucial for Gozo, and that he is determined to continue investing funds in the island.

Photograph is by George Scerri – MGOZ

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