A big tourist destination in Gozo is the Azure Window which is spectacular at sunset. It's down a very steep narrow road where you occasionally meet large Gozo buses (very harrowing).
Legend has it that the island is the home of Calypso, the sea nymph, who held Ulysses captive for seven years until Jupiter commanded her to let him go.
Down a narrow path near this rock is an "inland sea" and you can hire a boat and go through a narrow chasm in the rock out to sea where you are met by towering limestone cliffs. It's easy to imagine ancient sailors coming across Gozo and being transfixed by it's dangerous and mysterious beauty. Homer was here!
With the strong winds and crashing waves it made a perfect, if a little chilly, place for a "Gozo" picnic with local cheese, cured meats, wine and of course the local beer Cisk.
There is a short video of the waves on YouTube (search decoyte)
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