On Sunday, I started to tell you about my day in Gibraltar and I paused after walking the entire length of the peninsula and then started walking up the very…
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Gibraltar is a peninsula in the south part of Spain that makes up one of the two “Pillars of Hercules”, because it is a huge natural rock that forms the boundary of the Mediterranean Sea, with the other being 8 miles away in Africa. The Rock is only 2.8 square miles, but home to 30,000 people.
Throughout its history Gibraltar has been a defensive position and beginning in 1160 there have been structures for that purpose (The Moorish Castle). Between then and 1462 it was fought over between the Muslims in Granada & Morocco and the Christians from North Spain with the Spanish gaining final control.
Helpful Info
Population – 32,200
Money – Gibraltar Pound (on par with British Pound) (as of Feb 2019 US$1 = £0.78; current rate available at XE.com)
Language –English
Religion – 72% Catholic
When to go – Anytime but July & Aug can be busy
World Heritage Sites – 1 – Gorham’s Cave Complex
Country formed – Captured by Britain in 1704
St Michael’s Cave
In 1704 Britain captured it and it has been in their hands ever since, regardless of the fact that Spain has besieged it twice in the 1700’s. Even today the location is of extreme importance due to almost half the world’s shipping passes by it.
My Visit
I did a day trip to Gibraltar in August of 2017 when I crossed from Morocco to Spain and stayed in the town of Algeciras across the bay.
Likes, Dislikes, and Recommendations
Make sure you either have a valid visa or can enter Gibraltar visa free and remember it is not part of the EU.
One of the many tunnels insode The Rock
Town is on the western side of the giant rock and there are some cool things to do there. Also, the west coast and southern tip are relatively flat so you can explore on foot or by bus to see the 100 Ton Gun, Mosque, and lighthouse among other things.
But the really cool stuff is up The Rock including the Jewish Gate, St Michael’s Cave, barbary macaques, Great Siege Tunnels, Moorish Castle, and WW2 Tunnels. It is possible to hike up and do all this it will take almost the entire day and I recommend hiring a tour instead.
Soon you can get even more helpful hints by watching the travel video I am making for Gibraltar. Also, you can read what all I did during my day in Gibraltar in my blog posts below.
All Blogs From Gibraltar
This is one of the almost 300 barbary macaques that live at the top of Gibraltar. I will tell you about them tomorrow along with continuing my story from yesterday….
On Thursday, I told you how we crossed from Morocco to Spain and that I visited Gibraltar. I also gave you some history on The Rock and today it is…
Tomorrow and on Tuesday I will be writing all about my day in Gibraltar. Today I am sharing a photo of St Michael’s Cave as the photo of the day….
Yesterday I explained how we crossed over from Morocco to Spain and that I was going to visit Gibraltar the next day (plus I gave some history of The Rock)….
After our time in Morocco, it was time to head towards Spain. There are several ways across the mouth of the Mediterranean Sea, but we chose to check into the…
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