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The Blue Grotto

Description: The Blue Grotto is the most famous cave in Malta, with its deep waters displaying magnificent dazzling colours, ranging ... more

The Blue Grotto ... from turquoise to deep blue. Situated near the village of Zurreiq in southwestern Malta, which is famous for its rocky coastline, the w

Newest Review: ... times, it can be choppy, so if you have any kind of reservations about small boats, then this may not be the trip for you. Warning signs before boarding instructed passengers to wear lifebelts, which seemed a pretty good idea. In the event, when we boarded, the laid-back Maltese were not really interested in that sort of thing. There was a box of lifebelts (modern design), and if you wanted ... more

... to, you could wear one. Suffice it to say, in a boatload of a dozen people, being the eternal pessimist, I was the only passenger to wear one. And so to the trip: The blue grotto rates very highly, of its kind. Malta is composed mainly of softish li...more

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The Blue Grotto: faint heart ne'er won fair view (257 words)
by - written on 07/02/03 (Useful, 68 readings)
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The blue grotto, one of the famous sights of Malta, was part of a set trip that we embarked on during our stay in January. The only way to get to it is on small motorised boat that run, taking batches of passengers. Whilst the Med is supposed to be a calm sea, during the winter, and presumably at other times, it can be choppy, so if you have any kind of reservations about small boats, then this may not be the trip for you. Warning signs before boarding instructed passengers to wear lifebelts, which seemed a pretty good idea. In the event, when we boarded, the laid-back Maltese were not really interested in that sort of thing. There was a box of lifebelts ... Read the complete review

Absolutely Breathtaking (819 words)
by - written on 01/05/02 (Very useful, 262 readings)
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Located south of the town of Zurrieq in the southeastern area of Malta you come across a little narrow inlet called Wied iz Zurrieq and it is from here that you are able to take a boat trip around the spectacular Blue Grotto. The Blue Grotto is a natural rock formation that has been carved out of the limestone cliff by the relentless pounding of the sea, there are a number of natural caves forming sea windows and only reachable by boat and the area takes its name from the main cave – the Blue Grotto – the sea is quite deep within the cave. There are a number of buildings at Wied iz Zurrieq; there’s a small restaurant serving Maltese ... Read the complete review