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  • Info plaque - Site of Villa Vieja
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  • Casemates Square
      Casemates Square
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  • The road across Gibraltar airport's runway
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The Rock   Gibraltar

The Rock, Gibraltar

 33 Reviews  I think that Gibraltar has no water spring, and, being surrounded by Spain, sometimes not so friendly, they had to use other resources to obtain such a vital element. In the slopes facing the sea,... 

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The Town / Main Street   Gibraltar

The Town / Main Street, Gibraltar

 21 Reviews  The area of the centrally located Casemates Square used to be the old town of the first city which was built here by the Moors. After 13 sieges it was completely pulled down in 1731 and a square was... 

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Cable Car   Gibraltar

Cable Car, Gibraltar

 8 Reviews  Take the cable lift to the top of the Rock. Cabs offer rides to small groups and they stop at various monkey hangouts, but it didn't look very appealing to me. We took the lift up and hiked down to... 

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Europa Point   Gibraltar

Europa Point, Gibraltar

 8 Reviews  I loved standing where you can see Europe and Africa at the same time! What a beautiful view! The whole day was fabulous! Walking across the runway, having an ape jump on my back, exploring the caves,... 

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A View at the Top   Gibraltar

A View at the Top, Gibraltar

 13 Reviews  Climb the Rock to view the magnificent draft created against the sea when the Boeings take off. At the airport tarmac itself we have the interesting experience of walking across the runway when the... 

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Caves / Tunnels   Gibraltar

Caves / Tunnels, Gibraltar

 6 Reviews  This cave has attracted visitors since Roman times and is situated 300m above sea level on the southerly end of the Rock. During the World War II, its main cave was prepared as amilitary emergency... 

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Barbary Apes   Gibraltar

Barbary Apes, Gibraltar

 17 Reviews  If you visit the rock, be sure to see the Barbary Apes. Legend has it if they leave the rock, Gibraltar will no longer be in British hands. When I sat down in the outside cafeteria, they performed... 

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Forts / Batteries / Castles   Gibraltar

Forts / Batteries / Castles, Gibraltar

 2 Reviews  The inner city of Gibraltar is surrounded by defensive walls and fortifications. They were first built by the Moors and later strengthened by the Spanish and the British. When wandering around... 

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Harbour District   Gibraltar

Harbour District, Gibraltar

 1 Review  Gibraltar is an ideal centre for water sports such as sailing, yachting and diving. There are three marinas here: Marina Bay, Sheppard's Marina and Queensway Quary. Apart from the excellent facilities... 

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Mosques / Shrines / Churches   Gibraltar

Mosques / Shrines / Churches, Gibraltar

 2 Reviews  The impressive Mosque which now dominates the Europa Point area is a rescent addition, having been officially inaugurated on the 8th August 1997. The building, which cost around five million pounds,... 

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The runway of Gibraltar's airport

by SWFC_Fan

The runway at Gibraltar's airport is famous for crossing the main road between Gibraltar and Spain.Several times a day, when a plane is due to land or take off, sirens sound and pedestrians and traffic come to a halt.The sirens sound in plenty of time. First, any pedestrians crossing the road are hurried along and any further pedestrians are prevented from starting to walk across.A few minutes later, the barriers come down and the road is closed to traffic.There are plenty of security staff to ensure that nobody attempts to venture onto the runway and to ensure that the runway is clear of any litter or debris.Within minutes of the plane landing or taking off, the barriers go up again and normal commuter activity resumes.It can be frustrating if you find yourself held up at the barrier when you want to be somewhere on the other side of the runway, especially when you can see that the...

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The Irish Connection

by Ekaterinburg

What exactly is the Irish connection with Gibraltar or is there any connection at all ? We have Lynch's Lane ( my ancestors, definitely ) and Irish Town, a long street parallel with Main Street, right in the centre of the old Town, but why did they get these names ? Google or Wikipedia have no answer to this connection so one can only surmise.Were Irish builders involved in construction work here ?Is the connection to do with a battalion of the 89th Regiment of the Irish Fusileers who served in Gibraltar in the 1800s ?We can be fairly sure that the Irish connection is not in memory of the three IRA members gunned down in Gibraltar by the SAS on March 6th., 1988.It's also fairly safe to overlook the theory that it's so-called becaue of Irish pubs nearby. You would be amazed at the number of people who do in fact think this !Gentle reader, if you know something I don't now about this then...

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The end of our southwest Spain adventures

by Bwana_Brown

By this stage of our trip to Spain, we had already spent one night in Madrid, two way up the coast in Alicante (far right side of the map) and then another nine nights exploring the network of 'orange' roads shown on this map. At that point Sue's sister returned to England and the two of us then just did our own thing, without any pre-booked accommodations. We ended up with a night in Nerja, two in Tarifa and one in Vejer de la Frontera on the Atlantic coast before New Year's Eve loomed before us without any accommodations being arranged. That was when we decided to leave Tarifa, taking in Gibraltar while on our way back to a hostal in Torremolinos (where we had spent one night with Sue's sister). In the end, our plan worked well and we had no problem getting a room, although it then cost 60 Euros instead of 40 Euros!

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Royal Gibraltar Regiment

by keeweechic

The Royal Gibraltar Regiment began in 1958 and is the home defense unit for Gibraltar. The regiment is manned by volunteer and regular soldiers and was granted a Royal title in 1999 which has elevated its standing and allows the unit to fire gun salutes from the Tower of London. They are also responsible for the Ceremony of the Keys in Gibraltar which is a re-enactment of the locking of the gates to the garrison and the old town.

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Jules Vern

by keeweechic

Jules Vern was a visitor to Gibraltar. Verne first visited from Tangier aboard the Saint-Michel III – a steam yacht he owned. His first call ashore was to the Governors Residence – The Convent and to later dine at the Royal Hotel. His second visit was in 1884 on the same vessel/ Je was fascinated by the fortifications and the artillery – not to mention the apes he discovered. He later wrote a short story called Gil Braltar.

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Dialling code for Gibraltar-NEW!

by sugarpuff

Gibraltar's first telephone exchange was set up in 1886 as a private enterprise and then taken over by the Government of Gibraltar. In the 1970s there were three generations of automatic telephone exchange equipment in use with four and five digit numbers.Telephone connections between Gibraltar and Spain were severed by the Spanish dictator, Francisco Franco, in 1969, and were not restored until 1984. However, Gibraltar experienced restrictions after that date causing problems with its telecommunications system, as a direct result of the Spanish sovereignty claim.Until February 10, 2007, Spain continued to impose restrictions on Gibraltar's ability to expand and modernise its telecommunications infrastructure. These included a refusal to recognise the Gibraltar's International Direct Dialling (IDD) code (+350) which restricted the expansion of the Gibraltar telephone numbering plan, and...

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Duration of stay

by DSwede

You can actually walk to Gibraltar in a few minutes from the Spanish city of La Linea de Conception (often shorted to La Linea).If you arrive in the morning, spend one night either in La Linea or in Gibraltar, you will still need some of the next morning/early afternoon to see the Rock.If you arrive in the later afternoon or early evening, you will be really rushed to see everything the following day without spending a second night.This would be a minimum. But if you want to get a more intimate feel for the area and/or do some shopping, definitely spend at least two nights in the area. Lodging in La Linea is typically a bit more economical than staying in Gibraltar.

Gibraltar

by call_me_rhia

Gibraltar is a little corner of England embedded within Andalusia - like many other places like TOrremolinos or Marbella, with the difference that Gibraltar is an OFFICIAL corner of England... you speak English, you pay with British pounds, you make phone call from red phone boots and you take a double-decker bus from the border into the centre... mind you, you can even get true British weather: it rained cats and dogs the day I went there. My fondest memory of Gibraltar, however, was getting there... and I will explain. When we arrived in the Spanish border town La Linea de la Conception, we immediately headed towards the rock, found the border post, crossed the border post, found the bus driving into town and... big surprise. Gibraltar airport sits right after the border, so to drive into town, you have to cross the runway. It did feel strange... this is my fondest memory. I don't...

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Getting Married

by lomi

John Lennon got married here to Yoko Ono.No one warned me that the registry office in Gibraltar is a simple dreary room. I was glad I didnt wear my glam clothes for the occasion.It turned out the one witness we brought with us wasnt enough, a couple in the queue ahead of us were getting married and agreed to act as our witnesses. The registrar wouldnt allow this and called in someone from the office instead. Allow a day to do all the paperwork in Gibraltar on the day before the wedding. But you have to book the date a couple of week's in advance.The male registrar wagged his finger at us, warning us that we were about to make a big committment and told us to take it seriously. I wouldnt have minded if we were teenagers, but we are in our 50's!As soon as the ceremony was over we drove as fast as we could to Ronda in Spain.

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you will cross the airport runway.

by cachaseiro

gibraltar is so small that you will need to drive across the airport runway when entering or leaving from spain.the control tower keeps track on arriving and departing planes and makes sure that people only cross the runway when it´s safe.

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Q:  Is it safe to go and see the apes and should i leave all valuables in the hotel? I have seen video and they seem very fast at... 

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A: Yes perfectly safe to see the apes, The cable car will take you to the viewing platform, DO NOT TAKE FOOD or TRY TO FEED THE APES. The apes are quite used to having there... 

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