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I walked here from the main Gibraltar town (not so easy as you have to pass through a tunnel without a good footpath at one point). There is a cafe, views of the straits, a big cannon and the lighthouse, but not much else. Locally it is a popular place as there is a sports centre next to it and lots of parking (which is a big issue in Gibraltar). …
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Date of experience: December 2020
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TheRestlessTraveller wrote a review Jan 12
Northop Hall, United Kingdom341 contributions151 helpful votes
From the Halfway Battery to the Sikorski Memorial the views both out from and inward to the island are amazing. I lost count of the amount of photographs taken by myself and others but the feel and experience can never truly be captured in a single shot. I was quite windswept as we were so close to the opening of the Mediterranean into the Atlantic with the coast of Africa to the south but the connection created by the experience was and is extremely memorable. Whether on a tour or by car the detour to this part of the island has to be a must. Thoroughly recommended.…
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Date of experience: September 2020
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Despite the pretentious name, it is not the southernmost point of Europe. That cape is not called in european Moroccan (or Tarifa) point and is located a little further south from Algeciras. Here the name is european. However, walking here along Europe Road, we can see from afar... Mosque. No, it's not Morocco yet. This is still Europe. Yes, Europe is like that now. There is also a memorial to polish prime minister Sikorski, who died in a plane crash and previously stood at the airport of Gibraltar from which he took off. But the Poles asked to move the monument here. It's more convenient for them to gather... What remains of good old England is the lighthouse and Harding's battery, a reminder of the importance of Gibraltar to the former "Lady of the Seas".…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Easy to walk from central places. Takes an hour. Plenty to see. Views, lighthouse, botanical gardens.
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Date of experience: December 2020
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