‘Gibraltar more than meets the eye’

Why is this tour going to be unique? Firstly, you will be guided by a local tour guide whose hobby is the study history and continual acquisition of general knowledge with lots of experience guiding countless tourists. I will briefly explain any or all periods and indelible mark like the early and late Neolithic peoples, Phoenician ‘Melqart’, Carthaginians, Greek ‘Pillars of Hercules’, Roman (Mons Calpe’ extension of ancient Carteia) Islamic invasion by the Umayyads; Almohad, Merinid and the Nazarids the last Islamic period , Christian Spanish medieval ‘Reconquista, and late Hapsburgs, war of Spanish succession Bourbon dynasty, Anglo/Dutch capture and its treaties, Early XVIII Circa British period, Late XIX century Napoleonic wars, XX AD history, industrial age,  WWI & WWII military history. Gibraltar’s English, Genoese, Spanish, Portuguese, Maltese, Irish, , Asian, Jewish and Arab cultures including Gastronomy, present day affairs, anecdotes is which makes todays Gibraltarian society a melting pot of religions, culture, a unique blend in the Mediterranean sun. 

Casemates square (Spanish Barcina) XIV Medieval Arsenal and XIX Barracks, Waterport gate & Northern defences. 

American War Memorial and Orange Bastion, Irish town, Corks wine bar site of an old monastery, Old Victorian Police Station, Small synagogue.  

John Mackintosh Square, Guard house, Parliament building and city hall, WWII bomb shelter. 

British War Memorial, King’s Bastion, view of the 1800s

Roman Catholic Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned built over a Merinid medieval mosque 

Governor’s residence and number six convent place. 

Explore Gibraltar’s current events, ‘Gianito’ language, our Maltese, Genoese, English, Irish, Portuguese, Andalusian, Indian, and Moroccan cultures. Gibraltar boasts five coexisting religions, reflected in its culture, architecture, and gastronomy all comingling and making it one of the most unique places in the Mediterranean that only a local guide can unlock for the enthusiastic tourist.

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Minimum of 12 hour booking in advance nevertheless please contact in case I already have a set tour for late appointments and availability. Respect and common courtesy expected of everyone and of anyone’s opinion throughout the tour thank you.