KONT TAF? — MALTA | Fontana, Gozo
Springs, historic washing places, faith and the living landscape
Mary Lourdes Bonnici MBA | Learning • Knowledge • Growth
Introduction
Fontana is a small village on Gozo between Victoria and Xlendi. Its identity is closely connected with freshwater springs, especially l-Għajn il-Kbira, and with the traditional name It-Triq tal-Għajn. The historic washhouse, parish church and nearby Wied il-Lunzjata invite us to study the relationship between natural resources, work, faith and community. Government heritage descriptions identify the spring as central to the settlement’s development (Gozo Album, n.d.).
This educational exploration looks beyond picturesque buildings. It asks how water shaped daily routines, why domestic labour deserves historical attention, what a religious building reveals about collective organisation and how visitors can interpret the evidence responsibly. Readers will learn to separate verified facts from plausible explanations, respect the limitations of historical sources and consider the responsibilities that accompany heritage tourism.
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1. Learning objectives and key terms
The objectives are to explain Fontana’s name, identify its principal heritage features, relate the village to the surrounding environment and practise evidence-based interpretation. Għajn means spring; Għajn tal-Ħasselin identifies a washing place; wied means valley; and festa refers to an annual religious celebration. A cultural landscape is a place shaped by nature and people. Material heritage includes buildings and objects; living heritage includes knowledge and customs.
2. Geography and connections
Fontana occupies the route between Victoria and Xlendi. Visit Gozo describes it as the smallest Gozitan village by area (Visit Gozo, n.d.a). Its location connected inland settlement with coastal activity and nearby agricultural land.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
3. Origins of the name
Fontana is an Italian word for a fountain or spring. It-Triq tal-Għajn recalls the road towards the water source, while l-Għajn il-Kbira denotes the major spring (Gozo Album, n.d.).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
4. Water and geology
Gozo’s springs relate to its geology and groundwater systems. An educational water-resources study describes perched groundwater and interfaces between limestone and clay (Integrated Resource Management, 2008).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
5. The major spring
The availability of freshwater helped make this area useful for settlement and domestic work. Official accounts describe the spring as an important feature before modern household water systems (Gozo Album, n.d.).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
6. The public washhouse
Stone arches and washing facilities remain key features of Fontana’s heritage. Visit Gozo associates arched shelters with the sixteenth century, while government photographs document the washhouse (Visit Gozo, n.d.a; Gozo Album, n.d.b).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
7. Domestic work
The historic washhouse is associated with laundering undertaken by local women. Such work demanded time and physical effort and was essential to household life (Gozo Album, n.d.b).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
8. Community encounters
Shared water sources created opportunities for repeated encounters. Their social importance is plausible, but the details of conversations and relationships cannot be established from masonry alone.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
9. Wied il-Lunzjata
The nearby valley is described as fertile agricultural land in official visitor material (Visit Gozo, n.d.a). Its landscape reflects water, soils, cultivation and continuing maintenance.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
10. Irrigation and engineering
Stone channels and managed flows demonstrate practical responses to the need for water. Their usefulness depended on gradient, maintenance and cooperation, not simply on their appearance.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
11. Agriculture
Local historical accounts associate Fontana with farming families (Times of Malta, 2020). Cultivation depended on land, seasonal conditions, labour and links to wider markets.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
12. Fishing and Xlendi
Official accounts associate Fontana households with fishermen operating from Xlendi. Fishing incomes reportedly contributed towards the parish church (Visit Gozo, n.d.a).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
13. The parish church
The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus became a parish in 1911, with 27 March documented by the National Archives (National Archives of Malta, 2024). Official Visit Gozo pages disagree on whether its foundation stone dates to 1892 or 1893.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
14. Religious art
The church contains artworks and devotional objects described by Visit Gozo. A national heritage inventory recognises its architectural, artistic and historical significance (Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, 2012).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
15. Festa and tradition
The Sacred Heart festa forms part of Fontana’s living religious culture. Traditions involve organisation, worship and community participation, while particular programmes may change (Visit Gozo, n.d.a).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
16. Local scholarship
A 2020 report describes historian Joseph Bezzina’s substantial illustrated book about Fontana, issued by the local council (Times of Malta, 2020).
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
17. Historic photographs
Government photographic records show the spring and washing place across time (Gozo Album, n.d.). Images offer evidence of appearance, but dates, framing and captions require critical examination.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
18. Responsible visiting
Visitors can observe public heritage features, consider the relationship between road and valley, and respect active religious spaces. They should avoid damaging stonework or entering private land.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
19. Environmental stewardship
The history of water use invites discussion of conservation, resource limits and long-term maintenance. Historic systems offer lessons, but modern water decisions require current scientific evidence.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
20. Common misconceptions
A small village is not historically insignificant. Neither does an early origin date prove that every visible stone is equally old, or that all past experiences were harmonious.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
21. A practical heritage walk
A careful visit begins with a map and proceeds through observation, source checking and reflection. Record what is visible separately from what documents claim and what remains uncertain.
The educational significance extends beyond one location. A surviving feature gains meaning through the relationship between material evidence, historical records and the people who used it. Interpretations should be supported by sources appropriate to the claim. Visitor descriptions are useful starting points, but a detailed chronology may require archival documents, architectural investigation or environmental measurement. Where sources disagree, recording the discrepancy is more responsible than selecting a convenient answer. This distinction helps preserve trust and encourages further research.
A practical learning exercise is to prepare a short caption on this subject. Begin with a directly observable feature, add a carefully cited historical statement, and end with a question that needs more evidence. Ask another reader to identify the difference between observation, documentation and interpretation. This method develops critical thinking, historical literacy and respect for the people who inhabit a living locality. It also discourages treating the village as an unchanging museum or using appealing imagery as proof of unsupported stories.
22. Extended fictional educational case study
This case study is fictional. A group of adult learners prepares a walking guide to Fontana. Their first draft calls the washhouse an unchanged sixteenth-century building where every village woman happily met each day. A tutor asks them to test the statement. They find support for historical washing facilities and early shelters, but not for architectural immutability or a universal emotional experience. They revise the wording to describe a historic communal washing place associated with the freshwater springs.
The group then compares two official accounts of the church and discovers a disagreement about the foundation-stone year. Instead of concealing it, they explain the discrepancy and suggest consulting parish records. They retain the independently supported parish establishment date of 1911. At the site, they sketch features from public space without touching stonework or photographing people without consent. Their final guide includes accessible descriptions, credits and a distinction between observation and inference.
The result is a more reliable educational resource, although it cannot replace professional architectural or hydrological research. The learners conclude that historical uncertainty is not a failure. Their most important achievement is the ability to distinguish what a place shows, what sources establish and what remains an open question. This lesson can be applied to other Maltese and Gozitan localities.
As a second exercise, the fictional learners compare a historical photograph with a present-day view. They note which architectural elements appear similar and which cannot be assessed because of the camera angle. Their tutor explains that a visual resemblance is not proof that a building has never been repaired. The group writes a caption that specifies what the photographs actually show, and lists archival plans and conservation records as possible next sources. This small change teaches them to regard photographs as evidence requiring interpretation, rather than transparent windows into the past.
They also prepare a visitor-access checklist. Before recommending a route, they consider whether public paths are suitable for people with different mobility needs, whether the church is open for visitors and whether agricultural activity might affect access. They avoid claiming that every site is universally accessible. Instead, they recommend checking current conditions and respecting local notices. The learners recognise that inclusion is not achieved by a general promise: it requires accurate practical information, flexible alternatives and a willingness to acknowledge limitations.
Finally, the group discusses ethical storytelling. One participant proposes a dramatic fictional quotation from a woman supposedly washing clothes at the spring. The group rejects presenting invented dialogue as testimony. They decide that an imaginative scene could be used only if unmistakably labelled as fiction and separated from historical evidence. They also agree not to attribute emotions or motives to unnamed historical residents without sources. This decision demonstrates that empathy and historical accuracy can reinforce each other. Their final presentation is less sensational but more respectful, allowing visitors to imagine the past while understanding what remains unknown.
23. Reflection questions and model answers
Why is water central to Fontana?
Model answer: Its name and documented history connect settlement and domestic activity to freshwater. Water was both a natural resource and a shared practical concern.
What does the washhouse reveal?
Model answer: It makes domestic labour and infrastructure visible. The building cannot by itself establish how every user experienced the place.
How should conflicting dates be treated?
Model answer: State the disagreement, identify the sources and seek stronger primary documentation rather than inventing certainty.
Why connect Fontana with Xlendi?
Model answer: Livelihoods, transport and households crossed settlement boundaries; coastal fishing and inland residence were connected.
How should a visitor behave?
Model answer: Respect private land, worshippers and fragile features; observe from permitted routes and check historical claims.
What distinguishes evidence from interpretation?
Model answer: Evidence supports a specific statement; interpretation explains significance and must be identified as such.
What does the village teach about sustainability?
Model answer: Freshwater shaped settlement. The past encourages resource awareness, while modern management requires contemporary science.
24. Final Lesson & Reflection
Fontana shows that history is embedded in ordinary places. The spring explains the name; the washhouse records essential labour; the valley reveals environmental adaptation; and the church reflects community organisation. These elements should be read together, with respect for documented facts and for experiences that are not fully preserved in written records.
25. Conclusion
Fontana’s significance is not measured by its area. Its springs, washing structures, cultivated landscape and parish heritage reveal the relationship between environmental opportunity and human endeavour. They also remind us that the history of ordinary work deserves attention alongside the history of monuments. Preserving these places requires accurate documentation, thoughtful conservation and responsible engagement with present residents.
The most enduring lesson is methodological as well as cultural: a compelling local story becomes more valuable when evidence is checked, uncertainties are acknowledged and diverse experiences are considered. By approaching Fontana with curiosity and care, readers can discover how a modest village contributes to a much wider understanding of Malta and Gozo.
📚 References — Harvard Style
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Gozo Album (n.d.) Il-Fontana. Available at: Il-Fontana — Gozo Album (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Gozo Album (n.d.b) L-Għajn tal-Ħasselin. Available at: L-Għajn tal-Ħasselin — Gozo Album (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Integrated Resource Management (2008) Gozo: Water Resources. Available at: Gozo: Water Resources — PDF (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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National Archives of Malta (2024) Historic Photos. Available at: Historic Photos — PDF (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Superintendence of Cultural Heritage (2012) Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus: National Inventory 00942. Available at: National Inventory 00942 — PDF (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Times of Malta (2020) New book on Fontana. Available at: New Book on Fontana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Visit Gozo (n.d.a) Fontana. Available at: Fontana — Visit Gozo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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Visit Gozo (n.d.b) Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Available at: Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus — Visit Gozo (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
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