Open daily 9:30 – 19:00 Adults £1.00 Children £1.00 Entry is free if you have a FULL PRICE Cable Car ticket No visit to Gibraltar is complete without a visit to the 100 Ton Gun which is situated at Napier of Magdala Battery. This Victorian supergun is one of only two in the world remaining […]
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Gibraltar’s fortifications have more history associated with them than possibly any other walled city or town in western Europe. These fortifications still stand today in the form of a great wall built around the city, it represents over 800 years of Moorish, Spanish and British history. From the moment the British occupied the Rock, the […]
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This impressive series of galleries is clearly visible in the sheer cliff face above the Northern Defences and connects with the WW2 system adjacent to Princess Anne’s Battery. Please visit all of the sections above to read the extensive amount of information about these tunnels. The panorama opposite shows the junction where the WW2 tunnelling […]
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This area of Gibraltar has been given the local nickname of THE JUNGLE because of its overgrown and derelict state. It is however one of the most significant sections of Gibraltar’s defences. Sadly it can not be visited by tourists nor is it in any condition for tourist viewing. There is extensive tunnelling dating back […]
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The following information has been provided by Gibraltar based military historians Andrew Schembri and Tito Vallejo. Additional content has been provided by Gerard Cumiskey who at the age of 19 was the most junior member of the administration side of the J.I.C. in 1941. The UK government’s reaction to Felix was the formation of the […]
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Jim Crone, Dr Bruce Cooper and Pete Jackson November 2006 Click here for general information about Operation Tracer Click here for details of Stay Behind Cave discovered in 1996 Click here for a detailed account of the November 2006 meeting with Dr Cooper The photographs below were taken during Dr Coopers return to Gibraltar in […]
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This is a guided tour of a substantial section of the WW2 tunnels known as The Great North Road. The road runs inside the Rock and provides access to a number of key areas such as the old Brigade HQ where General Eisenhower commanded the Anglo American invasion of North Africa known as Operation Torch […]
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This is a guided tour of part of the Rocks WW2 tunnels. The tour starts at Hay’s Level close to the Moorish Castle in the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. It is available during the Nature Reserve opening hours and has a separate entry charge. Please visit all of the sections above to read the extensive […]
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During the Great Siege (1779-1783) work started on a series of tunnels which are an impressive part of Gibraltar’s military heritage. In 1779 France and Spain made an all out attempt to recapture the Rock from the British. It was to be the 14th and longest Siege in the entire history of the Rock and […]
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