World famous and perhaps Gibraltar's most important tourist attraction, the Gibraltar Apes (Barbary Apes,Macaca Sylvanus), are actually tail-less monkeys. A lot of people still refer to them as the Gibraltar monkeys. Natives of North Africa, their presence probably dates from the early days of the British garrison were it is believed they were imported as pets or even game, … [Read more...] about Gibraltar Apes – World Famous
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St Michael’s Cave – Gibraltar tourist attraction
St Michael's cave is a beautiful tourist attraction in Gibraltar with a great history behind it. Read on to find out more about this interesting cave. St Michael's Cave has interested visitors to Gib ever since the days of the Romans. The cave was long believed to be bottomless. This probably gave birth to the story that the Rock of Gibraltar was linked to North Africa via a … [Read more...] about St Michael’s Cave – Gibraltar tourist attraction
Tabernas
Our trip through Tabernas From Nijar we took the AL-3107 towards Lucainena de Las Torres, a small white village located in the midst of La Sierra Alhamilla. This is a wonderful scenic route through the desert which has been the setting of many spaghetti westerns since being discovered in the 1960's. Five kilometres further on from Lucainena de Las Torres we turned West onto … [Read more...] about Tabernas
Gibraltar is located on the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula…
While Gibraltar technically doesnÂ’'t form part of Andalucia, the country is very much a part of us. Even though it is British owned, the strong Spanish influence in the culture here is undeniable. With just less than 30 000 people populating the peninsula you will find the friendly and family orientated nature of the people there an overwhelmingly pleasant experience. Rarely … [Read more...] about Gibraltar is located on the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula…
Ubeda
Ubeda, Jaen, Andalucia Known as the capital of the Andalucian Renaissance, this town stands on a hill near the valley of the Alto Guadalquivir. Arab Ubbadat was founded in the 9th century, the period when its walls were built. In its time it became one of the most important towns in Al-Andalus. The Christian armies made several attempts to take the town succeeding in … [Read more...] about Ubeda