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Sandy beaches are a rarity on Gozo. Some 74% of the coastline is inaccessible from land, and the majority of the remainder is rocky slopes of limestone. So visiting Ramla and its golden sands is a treat, it's always good to feel sand between the toes. In August I suspect it's a different story, but in early March there's nobody here but me, it's blissful to wander an empty beach.
There's no development other than a little ice-cream kiosk, there's access both east and west to walk beautiful coast paths, and it's overlooked high on the western cliffs by Calypso's Cave, where the nymph kept Odysseus captive.
There's no development other than a little ice-cream kiosk, there's access both east and west to walk beautiful coast paths, and it's overlooked high on the western cliffs by Calypso's Cave, where the nymph kept Odysseus captive.
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The sand dunes behind the beach are designated as an Area of Ecological Importance. Roman ruins are buried beneath them and this rare dune habitat supports equally rare plant species such as Sea Holly, Sea Daffodil and the endangered Sea Medick. The Prickly Parsnip Echinophoria spinosa and the Sea Spurge Euphorbia paralias, both considered very rare and endangered, are confined on the Island to the dunes at Ramla.
The dunes are also home to the very rare Sand Cricket, a 5cm nocturnal, burrowing sand-dweller, the males of which can be seen in the openings of their tunnels.
The dunes are also home to the very rare Sand Cricket, a 5cm nocturnal, burrowing sand-dweller, the males of which can be seen in the openings of their tunnels.