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However you arrive into Gibraltar, by air, foot, car or sea, you will very soon experience its intricate layers of history all around you.

Gibraltar in 48 hours

Zoe
2005-12-15 21:20:49

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However you arrive into Gibraltar, by air, foot, car or sea, you will very soon experience its intricate layers of history all around you.

An immediate talking point is the runway, built during the Second World War and the shortest in the world. As it crosses the main road into the city, visitors remain incredulous as traffic and passengers are halted to allow aircraft to take off and land.

10.30am

Beginning your adventuring in the morning, the best way to familiarise yourself with Gibraltar’s diverse heritage, as well as witnessing some of its natural beauty, is to take an official Rock Tour to the upper rock nature reserve. A tour can be taken in a number of ways, by official taxi or tour company, by private car or by foot. Alternatively, you can take the cable car from Grand Parade.

A basic tour lasts around two hours and takes in thousands of years of Rock evolution, including the famous Barbary Ape Den, habitat to Europe’s only free roaming primates, St Michael’s Cave with its stunning stalagmites and stalactites and once home to Neanderthal and Neolithic man. The Upper and Middle galleries form part of the honeycombed inside of the limestone Rock, and illustrate the defence of Gibraltar during the Great Siege of 1789, when the forerunners to the Royal Engineers scraped out tunnel systems to position guns to fight off the enemy. Other highlights include a stop at Europa Point, the southernmost tip of Europe with its breathtaking views across the Strait to North Africa.

12.30

Feeling peckish now, head back towards one of Gibraltar’s stylish marinas. The Waterfront restaurant in the west facing Queensway Quay has an extensive menu to suit all tastes. Enjoy your meal overlooking the many luxury apartments and large yachts that are moored there, while taking a break before the afternoon’s activities.

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