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Moorish Castle

Gibraltar


On Willis鈥 Rd, the way down to town from the northern end of the Rock, you鈥檒l find the remains of Gibraltar's Moorish fortress, rebuilt in 1333 after being won back from the Spanish.


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1. WWII Tunnels

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The tunnels where the Allied invasion of North Africa was planned can be visited on 40-minute tours with advance booking only; they aren't included in鈥

2. Military Heritage Centre

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A 1.5km (30-minute) walk north (downhill) from the top cable-car station is the 1732 Princess Caroline鈥檚 Battery, housing the Military Heritage Centre.

3. Great Siege Tunnels

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Accessed at the northern end of the Rock, the Great Siege Tunnels were gun emplacements hewn by hand by the British during the 1779鈥83 siege. They鈥

4. Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned

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With its origins in the 15th century, on the site of an earlier mosque, Gibraltar's Roman Catholic cathedral lies behind a dusty-pink facade. The tile鈥

5. Gibraltar Museum

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Gibraltar's swashbuckling history unfolds in this fine museum, which comprises a labyrinth of rooms and exhibits ranging from prehistoric and Phoenician鈥

6. Cathedral of the Holy Trinity

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7. Trafalgar Cemetery

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8. Apes' Den

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The Rock's most famous inhabitants are its 160 tailless Barbary macaques. Many hang around the Apes' Den near the middle cable-car station, as well as at鈥