The area of the Cittadella was first inhabited during the Bronze Age. The settlement was further developed by the Phoenicians and during the Roman. During the Medieval period, the settlement was transformed into a castle. In the fifteenth century the city's fortifications were strengthened to protect the village communities from foraging corsairs. The largest of these raids took place in July 1551, when a force of 10,000 Ottomans invaded Gozo and besieged the Cittadella. The entrance and southern walls were completely rebuilt starting from 1599, and they turned the city from a small castle into a fortress.

2014/12, Coordinates:  36°02'47"N 14°14'23"E

Citadel