The Town / Main Street, Gibraltar

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Favorite thing: When wandering around Gibraltar you will notice red information plaques near most sights and at historic places. If you spot one of them then you know that there is something interesting to see and to read.

The plaques are made out of metal and show Gibraltar's coat of arms which consists of a three-towered castle with a golden key.

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Favorite thing: A lot of English speaking people will have heard of the term ‘Gibberish’ – used when someone cannot be understood that well. This term actually came from Gibraltar, from a llanito habit of changing between Spanish and English in their sentences.

Favorite thing: You'rr bound to end up wandering down the Main Street at some point. You'll pass high street British shops such as Marks and Spencers and plenty of Duty Free Shops to buy your perfume, booze and fags. If you keep going, you'll also get an idea of how this place has a British colonial air, but retains a subtle Spanish-ness. Carry straight on down south and you'll reach tha Trafalgar Cemetery, a pretty little place to take a few moments pause to contemplate what made Gibraltar British.

Favorite thing: Gibraltar isn't really my personal idea of a holiday location, but there are lots of other places you can get to from it. However, it's true what others say, that the shops are really worth visiting. It is just like a piece of Britain overseas - British shop names, British red 'phone boxes (but now sadly replaced with modern boxes), British type currency. The picture here is so typically British (except for the palm trees) - it was even raining! Compare this picture with the one in the introduction. Only the 'phone boxes seem to have changed. This street is now a pedestrianised area (2003)

Fondest memory: Side Streets
This is a view of one of the sidestreets along Main Street. As you can see, it slopes up towards the rock. Take the time to visit some of these little sidestreets. There are some very interesting shops down here. I found a small jewellery shop and bought myself a nice silver bracelet for half the price I would have paid for in England.

Fondest memory: Main Street
This is the Main Street where you can do your shopping. You'll find plenty of interesting things to buy. I especially liked the multitude of t-shirts for sale and enjoyed browsing around the jewellery shops. Prices were very reasonable and much cheaper than at home.

Fondest memory: Runway Through Town:
This downtown view was taken from the bridge and shows where the runway goes right through the middle of the town. Also the airport is to your right. The border is across from the runway, leading into Spain.

Fondest memory: Buy some post cards, write them to your friends, whilst eating your meal. Then find a British post box, and pop them in!

The postage rates in Gibraltar are the same as in UK. 30 pence to Europe, and 40 pence to the Rest of the World (USA, Aisia, NZ, etc)