"Gibraltar - Home of the Rock" Top 5 Page for this destination Gibraltar by HORSCHECK

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Gibraltar - Fluffy Barbary ape - Gibraltar

Gibraltar is probably one of the places in Europe that one wants to tick off the list just to say "I have been there!". So I took the chance to visit this exhilarating British overseas territory during my trip through the Iberian peninsula in May 2006.

Gibraltar overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar and the northern coast of Africa, which is only about 14 km away. Its area of 6.5 square kilometres is home to about 29.000 people and the famous Barbary apes.

The highlight of every trip to Gibraltar is of course a visit of the 426 m high rock with its cheeky apes, but the city itself has many other sights well worth seeing. Among them are the defensive walls with its gates, the convent with the the changing of the guard, various churches and the Marina.

"Well, Gibraltar is a place which you either love or hate. I quite like it. It's a rock, that is essentially what it is. It's a British colony."
--- Nigel Short ---

Pros and Cons

Pros:Panoramic views of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Cons:Levant clouds can obscure the view from the rock.
In a nutshell:Home of the Rock.

Last visit to Gibraltar: May 2006
Intro Updated Oct 9, 2011
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Reviews (21)

Mini Guide - Gibraltar What to Pack (1)

The Tourist Information Offices in Gibraltar have a free Mini Guide Gibraltar available which is very useful when... more travel advice

Traffic drives on the right Local Customs (2)

Although Gibraltar is about 1760 km away from London and directly borders Spain, the inhabitants want to retain as much... more travel advice

Local currency - Pound Sterling Local Customs (2)

The official currency in Gibraltar is the Pound Sterling (GBP) which is also used in Great Britain. Like all the other... more travel advice

Levanter cloud on top of the Rock - Gibraltar

Levanter cloud Warnings Or Dangers (2)

Unfortunately, it seems to be not unusual to see a cloud over the Rock, even when the rest of Gibraltar and Spain has... more travel advice

Shopping (2)
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Transportation (5)
See All To the top of the rock by cable car

Favorites (3)
See All Red information plaques
Things to Do (6)
See All Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

Comments (45)

Bwana_Brown May 9, 2012 at 1:54 PM Report Abuse

Lots of great photos and information regarding your visit to Gibraltar! I had not realized that traffic had to switch to the right due to so many accidents! Interesting info on the Barbary apes too - my wife and I only had time for a short visit on the 'Rock', but we too really enjoyed our explorations of this amazing destination.
starship Mar 13, 2012 at 7:05 AM Report Abuse

Excellent page! Your page really makes me wish I could visit there. For a long time I have been fascinated by the Barbary Apes, and the fact that its airport is considered to be one of the 10 most difficult landings in the world. Thanks for sharing all this great info.
balhannah Feb 19, 2012 at 12:10 AM Report Abuse

Great Gibraltar page! Can't say I would wan't to be bitten by one of the Apes, that would hurt, some people never learn though!
picek Oct 21, 2011 at 2:34 PM Report Abuse

Monkeys at the doors of Europe, that's something! I love the cloud photo - very atmospheric one. Good work, mate :)
IreneMcKay Sep 25, 2011 at 5:07 AM Report Abuse

Great page. Very interesting. Cheers,
Irene
ettiewyn Mar 12, 2011 at 1:50 AM Report Abuse

Very interesting and useful page about Gibraltar! Nice to see what you can see and do there while ticking it off the list :-)
hunterV Jul 10, 2010 at 4:10 AM Report Abuse

Hi, Holger! That's an attractive destination indeed!
micas_pt Jun 8, 2010 at 11:36 AM Report Abuse

Nice page about Gibraltar, I might visit this summer. Useful transportation tips as usual! :)
hopang Feb 9, 2010 at 10:39 AM Report Abuse

Gibraltar is stunning especially the Rock. Levanter cloub is quite peculiar! It certainly has some interesting attractions especially Convent, Barbary apes, cathedral, squares, city gates and fortifications. We hope to visit it one day! ~ho & pang
scottishvisitor Oct 23, 2009 at 2:47 PM Report Abuse

My Niece was born in Gibraltar = her father was stationed there while he served in the Navy = I heard a lot about the naughty apes from my Sister!