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1. Cable Car
You can reach St. Michael's Cave—or ride all the way to the top of Gibraltar—on a cable car. The car doesn't go high off the ground, but the views of Spain and Africa from the Rock's pinnacle are superb. It leaves from a station at the southern end of Main Street, which is known as the Grand Parade.
Grand Parade, GibraltarSight Details
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2. Apes' Den
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeThe famous Barbary Apes are a breed of cinnamon-color, tailless monkeys (not apes, despite their name) native to Morocco's Atlas Mountains. Legend holds that as long as they remain in Gibraltar, the British will keep the Rock; Winston Churchill went so far as to issue an order for their preservation when their numbers began to dwindle during World War II. They are publicly fed twice daily, at 8 and 4, at Apes' Den, a rocky area down Old Queens Road near the Wall of Carlos V. Among the monkeys' talents are their grabbing of food, purses, and cameras, so be on guard.
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3. Casemates Square
Neighborhood/StreetGibraltar's social hub is on this pedestrian-only square in the northern part of town, where there are plenty of places to sit with a drink and watch the world go by. The Gibraltar Crystal company, where you can watch the glassblowers at work, is worth a visit.
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4. Catalan Bay
Town/VillageThis fishing village founded by Genoese settlers is now a resort on the eastern shores. The massive water catchments once supplied the colony's drinking water.
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5. Europa Point
ViewpointFrom here, take a look across the straits to Morocco, 23 km (14 miles) away. You're now standing on one of the two ancient Pillars of Hercules. In front of you is the lighthouse that has dominated the meeting place of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean since 1841; sailors can see its light from a distance of 27 km (17 miles).
On coast road, at the Rock's southern tip, Gibraltar -
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6. Gibraltar Museum
Museum/GalleryOften overlooked by visitors heading to the Upper Rock Reserve, this museum houses a beautiful 14th-century Moorish bathhouse and an 1865 model of the Rock; the displays evoke the Great Siege and the Battle of Trafalgar. There's also a reproduction of the "Gibraltar Woman," the Neanderthal skull discovered here in 1848.
Bomb House La., Gibraltar200-74289Sight Details
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7. Gibraltar town
Town/VillageThe dignified Regency architecture of Great Britain blends well with the shutters, balconies, and patios of southern Spain in colorful, congested Gibraltar town. Shops, restaurants, and pubs beckon on Main Street; at the Governor's Residence, the ceremonial Changing of the Guard takes place six times a year, and the Ceremony of the Keys takes place twice a year. Make sure you see the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity; the Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary; and the Crowned Law Courts, where the famous case of the sailing ship Mary Celeste was heard in 1872.
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8. Great Siege Tunnels
Formerly known as the Upper Galleries, these tunnels were carved out during the Great Siege of 1779-82. At the northern end of Old Queen's Road, you can plainly see the openings from which the guns were pointed at the Spanish invaders. They form part of what is arguably the most impressive defense system anywhere in the world. The privately managed World War II tunnels nearby (prebooking essential via email) are also open to the public but are less dramatic.
Old Queen's Rd., GibraltarSight Details
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9. Moorish Castle
The castle was built by the descendants of the Moorish general Tariq ibn Ziyad (670–720), who conquered the Rock in 711. The present Tower of Homage dates to 1333, and its besieged walls bear the scars of stones from medieval catapults (and later, cannonballs). Adm. George Rooke hoisted the British flag from its summit when he captured the Rock in 1704, and it has flown here ever since. The castle may be viewed from the outside only.
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10. Nefusot Yehuda Synagogue
Religious Building/Site/ShrineOne of the oldest remaining synagogues on the Iberian Peninsula, Nefusot Yehuda dates back to 1798. Guided tours, which include a short history of the Gibraltar Jewish community, must be reserved by phone.
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11. Rosia Bay
ViewpointThere are fine views to be had if you drive up above Rosia Bay. The bay was where Nelson's flagship, HMS Victory, was towed after the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. On board were the dead, who were buried in Trafalgar Cemetery on the southern edge of town—except for Admiral Nelson, whose body was returned to England, preserved in a barrel of rum.
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12. Shrine of Our Lady of Europe
Religious Building/Site/ShrineTo the north of the lighthouse, along the Rock's southern tip, stands this shrine, on the site of a mosque. The small Catholic chapel, venerated by seafarers since the 14th century, has a small museum with a statue of the Virgin from 1462.
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Rate Includes: Free, Mon. and Fri. 10–1, Tues.–Thurs. 10–1 and 2:30–6, Sat. 11–1 -
13. St. Michael's Cave
CaveThis is the largest of Gibraltar's 150 caves; a visit here is part of the tour of the Upper Rock Nature Preserve. This series of underground chambers full of stalactites and stalagmites is sometimes used for very atmospheric (albeit damp) concerts and other events. The skull of a Neanderthal woman (now in the British Museum) was found at the nearby Forbes Quarry eight years before the world-famous discovery in Germany's Neander Valley in 1856; nobody paid much attention to it at the time, which is why the prehistoric species is called Neanderthal rather than Homo calpensis (literally, "Gibraltar Man," after the Romans' name for the Rock, Calpe).
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14. Upper Rock Nature Preserve
Nature Preserve/Wildlife RefugeThe preserve, accessible from Jews' Gate, includes St. Michael's Cave, the Apes' Den, the Great Siege Tunnels, the Moorish Castle, and the Military Heritage Center, which chronicles the British regiments that have served on the Rock.
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Rate Includes: £10 for all attractions, plus £2 per vehicle, Apr.–Oct. daily 9–7:15; Nov.–Mar. 9–6:15
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