{"id":8405,"date":"2026-11-08T20:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T19:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=8405"},"modified":"2026-11-08T20:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-08T19:10:05","slug":"von-klippen-und-hoehlen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/","title":{"rendered":"Of Cliffs and Caves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I once again spent the day hiking on Gozo, this time heading toward the west coast: I explored the cliffs and caves around <span  xml:lang=\"mt\" lang=\"mt\">Dwejra<\/span> (where the famous Azure Window stood until&nbsp;2017).<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8405  gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_080205\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_080205-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Cave in Xlendi\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_082702\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_082702-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Ascent to the cliffs in Xlendi\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_081513\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_081513-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Cliffs west of Xlendi\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_084457\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_084457-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Xlendi Valley\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_090059\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_090059-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"View back to Xlendi\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_095309\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_095309-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Descent to Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_104639\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_104639-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Dwejra Bay\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_103632\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_103632-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Dwejra Bay\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_102328\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_102328-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"End of the hiking trail above Dwejra Bay\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_111256\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_111256-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Coast near Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_112726\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_112726-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Blue Hole (Dwejra)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_112639\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_112639-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Coast near Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div 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class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_120500\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_120500-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Boat trip from the Inland Sea out onto the open sea\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_115936\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_115936-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Coast north of Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_120323\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_120323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Cathedral Cave\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_123050\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_123050-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Coast north of Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_124810\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_124810-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Coast north of Dwejra\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_124956\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_124956-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Overhanging rock cliffs\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_131555\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_131555-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"San Lawrenz Parish Church\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_142022\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_142022-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"St George\u2019s Basilica (Victoria)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_145948\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_145948-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"St George\u2019s Basilica (Victoria)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"lightbox-link\" href='https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/20261108_150744\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/20261108_150744-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Byzantine chapel in St George\u2019s Basilica (Victoria)\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"clear\">\n  <div class=\"wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"img gps\" style=\"height:500px;\">\n  <div class=\"geomap\" id=\"map_gozo2026_west\" style=\"width:100%; height:100%;\" >\n  <noscript>\n   <p class=\"noscript\">\n    For showing the map, JavaScript is needed. However, either this browser does not support JavaScript, or it has been disabled.\n   <\/p>\n  <\/noscript>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n My hiking route (in red) and my boat tour (in blue)\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>  <div class=\"notice\">\nThis blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in <a href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8405\">German<\/a>.  <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<hr class=\"footnote-separator\" \/>\n<div class=\"footnote\">\n<p>\n<a name=\"footnt1\">(*)<\/a>&nbsp;An einer solchen Stelle bin ich auch gleich mehrere Zentimer im Gatsch versunken&nbsp;&#8211; wie gut, dass ich mich in der Fr\u00fch doch f\u00fcr die kn\u00f6chelhohen Wanderschuhe entschieden habe, die ich eigentlich nur f\u00fcr die <a  href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/10\/20\/aktiver-auf-dem-vulkan\/\">Besteigung des \u00c4tna<\/a> eingepackt habe.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a name=\"footnt2\">(**)<\/a>&nbsp;Zwar sind mir w\u00e4hrend meiner Pause zwei Trail-Runner und zwei italienische Wanderinnen aus genau diesem &#8220;privaten&#8221; Gebiet entgegen gekommen, aber ich war trotzdem ein braver B\u00fcrger.<\/p>\n<p>\n<a name=\"footnt3\">(***)<\/a>&nbsp;Vielleicht war\/ist die Bootsrunde inklusive Azure Window bei den Steuerm\u00e4nnern schon so eingebrannt, dass eine \u00c4nderung hier mindestens eine Generation dauert?<\/p>\n<p>\n<a name=\"footnt4\">(****)<\/a>&nbsp;Uuups!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch. (*)&nbsp;An einer solchen Stelle bin ich auch gleich mehrere Zentimer im Gatsch versunken&nbsp;&#8211; wie gut, dass ich mich in der Fr\u00fch doch f\u00fcr die kn\u00f6chelhohen Wanderschuhe entschieden habe, die ich eigentlich nur f\u00fcr die Besteigung des \u00c4tna eingepackt habe. (**)&nbsp;Zwar sind mir w\u00e4hrend meiner Pause zwei Trail-Runner &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2026\/11\/08\/von-klippen-und-hoehlen\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Of Cliffs and Caves<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[66,139,65,119,348,58],"class_list":["post-8405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-travel-diary","tag-boat-trip","tag-europe","tag-caves","tag-churches-monasteries","tag-mediterranean","tag-hiking","trips-sicilia-malta-2026","country-mt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}