In 1575 the small church on the site was in poor shape so an order was given to knock it down. The first workman to start the demolition broke his arm and this was seen as a sign so the church was restored instead. In 1883 someone walking past heard voices, clearly another important sign and not someone playing silly buggers behind a wall, then more people started hearing things so by 1920 it was decided to build a huge church over the top of this important site.

I too heard voices whilst I was there, one was Gill asking where the loos were and another was an old bloke trying to sell me something. Some fine mosaic walls have been built outside, I presume to smarten the place up for one of the Papal visits, some of them are pictured above. 

Our last port of call was Xlendi, a smarter resort than the others we have visited but not great. We had lunch in a waterside restaurant, Gill had cauliflower stew and I was brave and had rabbit livers in honey, a local delicacy which I won’t have again.

Tomorrow is our last full day in Gozo, it is quite a small island so we will have done most of the key sites after which we return to Malta.