Ggantija Temples

The Ggantija Temples (Ġgantija) stand on the Xaghra plateau in the middle of Gozo. Heritage Malta describes the site as two structures built in the Late Neolithic period, between 3,800 and 2,000 BC, sharing a common outer wall of huge stone blocks. Each temple has a series of apses opening off a central corridor. The two temples have separate entrances inside one enclosing wall.

Ggantija was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980. In 1992 the listing was extended to five more prehistoric temples on Malta and Gozo and renamed the Megalithic Temples of Malta, which also covers Hagar Qim and Mnajdra and the Tarxien Temples. UNESCO says these temples rank amongst the earliest free-standing stone buildings in the world.

Interpretation centre and tickets

You enter the archaeological park through an interpretation centre that explains Neolithic life on Gozo and shows some of the island's most important prehistoric finds, including plaster fragments with red ochre that suggest the temple walls were once painted. As of November 2026, Heritage Malta sells a combined ticket for Ggantija and the nearby Ta' Kola Windmill: EUR 10 for adults, EUR 8 for youths (12 to 17), seniors (60+) and students, EUR 6 for children aged 6 to 11 and free for infants. From 1 November 2026 to 3 January 2027 the site is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00, with last admission 30 minutes before closing. It is closed on 26 November 2026, 24, 25 and 31 December, and 1 January.

• The park has a gift shop, food and drinks, lockers and parking bays; the temple area itself is open and sunny.
• Ta' Kola Windmill, included in the ticket, is also in Xaghra.
• The Cittadella in Victoria and the beach at Ramla Bay are both a short drive away.

Allow about two hours for the centre, the temples and the windmill. Arrive at opening in summer to beat the heat and the day-trip coaches from the Gozo ferry.