{"id":23145,"date":"2021-05-28T02:23:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.visitmalta.com\/a\/island-of-comino\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T02:23:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T02:23:07","slug":"island-of-comino","status":"publish","type":"a","link":"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/en\/a\/island-of-comino\/","title":{"rendered":"Comino"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-article__content\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-5 text-center font-weight-bold\">                              Comino<\/h2>\n<div id=\"dvArticle\">      <span id=\"ctl00_ctl00_Body_PageContent_ContentControl_lblPageContent\"><\/p>\n<p>Situated between Malta and Gozo, the smaller island of Comino is <strong>a paradise for snorkelers<\/strong>, divers, windsurfers and ramblers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Only 3.5 square kilometers, Comino is car-free and apart from one hotel, is <strong>virtually uninhabited<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The island&#8217;s main attraction is the <strong>Blue Lagoon<\/strong>. In summer, this sheltered inlet of shimmering aquamarine water over white sand is very popular with day-trippers. Other beaches on the island include <strong>Santa Marija Bay<\/strong> and <strong>San Niklaw Bay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Comino is also worth a visit in winter, and is <strong>ideal for walkers and photographers<\/strong>. With no urban areas or cars on the island, one can easily smell the scent of wild thyme and other herbs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Island of Comino\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitmalta.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/archive-images\/img-12415.jpg\" alt=\"Island of Comino\" \/><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Comino was inhabited in the<strong> Roman period<\/strong>, but did not have much significance until the Knights arrived. It then had a dual role: hunting grounds and a staging post in the defence of the Maltese Islands against the Ottoman Turks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The island had proved a useful base for pirates operating in the central Mediterranean and, though stark and barren today, it was home to wild boar and hares when <strong>the Knights<\/strong> arrived in 1530. The Grandmasters went to great lengths to ensure that their game on Comino was protected: anyone found breaking the embargo on hunting could expect to serve three years rowing on a galley.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">After WWII, Comino remained a backwater until its fortunes revived with tourism in the mid-1960s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where to Stay<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Comino has one resort hotel, which is ideal for those looking for a tranquil getaway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/span>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-23145","a","type-a","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Comino - Visit Malta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Comino - Visit Malta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Comino Situated between Malta and Gozo, the smaller island of Comino is a paradise for snorkelers, divers, windsurfers and ramblers. 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