Hours Ashore

Sights in Gibraltar

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Sights

Upper Rock Nature Reserve & the macaques

The top of the Rock, with views across to Africa and Spain and the famous Barbary macaques. The reserve shuttle from Market Place runs daily every half hour (09:30–16:00 departures) and its £40 ticket includes reserve entry.

⏱ 2 h 30 visit🚶 18 min by taxi or public transport from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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St Michael's Cave

A huge limestone cave with lit stalactites and a natural auditorium, inside the nature reserve.

⏱ 40 min visit🚶 22 min by taxi or public transport from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Main Street

Gibraltar's long pedestrian high street, with familiar British shops, the cathedral, the Convent and the old Moorish and Spanish town around it.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 24 min walk from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Gibraltar National Museum

Gibraltar's history from Neanderthal finds to the sieges, built over well-preserved Moorish baths, just off Main Street. Check opening days locally.

⏱ 1 h 00 visit🚶 24 min walk from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Moorish Castle

The medieval Tower of Homage above the old town, the oldest part of Gibraltar's defences. Part of the nature reserve ticket.

⏱ 30 min visit🚶 26 min walk from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Europa Point

The southern tip of Gibraltar, with a lighthouse, a mosque and views across the Strait to Morocco. Take a bus or taxi.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 28 min by taxi or public transport from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Great Siege Tunnels

Gun galleries hand-dug through the north face of the Rock in the 18th century, with openings looking down on the runway and Spain.

⏱ 45 min visit🚶 33 min walk from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal

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Trafalgar Cemetery

A small, shady cemetery by the old Southport Gate, with graves from the Napoleonic era including men who died after the Battle of Trafalgar.

⏱ 20 min visit🚶 33 min walk from the Gibraltar Cruise Terminal