Gozo is being ruined

It's becoming increasingly obvious that Gozo's villages are losing their character and are starting to resemble urban areas in Malta. The problem is that character houses and farmhouses are being demolished and replaced by geometric flat houses. This ruins the villages' architectural harmony and means a great loss for Gozo's typical rural attraction. The same with the squares, like the ones in Victoria: St George's, St Augustine and St Francis squares are merely car parks.

Abroad, they have squares where no cars are allowed, with benches, trees and cafés, or parks in the middle of cities where one can relax and get away from the hustle and bustle, noise and the fumes.

What most of our 'cafés' offer has to be consumed in an atmosphere polluted by noise and emissions.

All this is highly worrying and needs to be tackled before it's too late.