Għajnsielem

Comino () is a small island of the Maltese archipelago between the islands of Malta and Gozo in the Mediterranean Sea, measuring in area. Named after the cumin seed, the island has a permanent population of only two residents and is part of the municipality of Għajnsielem, in southeastern Gozo, from where one priest and one policeman commute. The island is a bird sanctuary and nature reserve (Natura 2000 marine protected area).

Għajnsielem (; meaning "Spring of Peace") is a municipality on the southeastern coast of the island of Gozo in Malta, including the entire island of Comino. It has a population of 3,200 residents (as of March 2014), and is the first Gozitan village that greets the visitor on leaving Mġarr Harbour towards the Gozitan heartland. Its name originated from the water spring, around which in 1700, Grandmaster Perellos built an arcade containing public wash basins and fresh water spouts. Attractions include Lourdes Chapel with its sharp steeple and underlying niche of Our Lady of Lourdes, Fort Chambra

town and harbour in Gozo

former hospital in Malta

small bay in Gozo

Watchtower in Malta

tower in Għajnsielem, Malta

St Martin's Tower, also Garzes Tower, Italian called Torre Garzes, was the first watchtower built by the Hospitallers on the Maltese islands. It served as a model for the one built shortly afterwards