Free tour

Free Tour of Gibraltar's City Centre

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Gibraltar

Duration: 2 hours

Languages: English and Spanish

Guru: Francis

PRO

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Registered on 22 November 2022

Hi all, I'm Francis! I'm a fully licenced Tour Guide, and would like to welcome you to Gibraltar, my home town! I like to think of myself as a people person and my goal is ensuring that after your tour, you will all take back home a memorable and outstanding impression of Gibraltar. 🇬🇮 I'm passionate about my little but majestic and unique city. Let me show you around and you too will fall in love with its sights, history, and natural beauty not forgetting our famous Barbary Macaques 🐵. So why don't you join me and discover for yourself this most iconic and world famous “Rock” in a tailor-made tour just for you!

Free booking and cancellation

Pay-what-you-wish tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free

Tour description

In this tour, I’ll tell you about Gibraltar’s (rich is an understatement) history, which spans from the Neanderthals to our days. Through colourful anecdotes and fascinating stories, I will bring to life the Moorish, Spanish, and British periods, showcasing emblematic monuments, buildings, and military architecture.

Would you like to find out everything about this city and its people? Join me then on my Free Tour of Gibraltar's city centre!

Itinerary

Casemates Square
Landport Gates & Grand Battery
Main Street & Re-enactment Association March (Saturdays at 12:00 only)
American War Memorial (optional - 10 minutes detour)
Irish Town
Mario Finlayson National Art Gallery at the City Hall (optional Mondays to Fridays mornings only)
Parliament House & John Mackintosh Square
British War Memorial
The Line Wall fortifications
King’s Bastion
Commonwealth Park
Cathedral of the Holy Trinity
Gibraltar National Museum & Moorish baths (optional) - for entrance fee please go to https://www.gibmuseum.gi/visit-us Please allow an extra 45 minutes to one hour.
Cathedral of St. Mary the Crowned (optional)
King’s Chapel (optional Wednesday & Friday mornings only)
The Convent (Governor’s Residence) and No.6 Convent Place

Join me and fall in love with this charming historical city!

Highlights

What will we see on this tour?

Meeting point:

Grand Casemates Square, Gibraltar GX11 1AA, Gibraltar

I will be at the centre circle of Casemates Square wearing my guide’s ID

Outside visit

Grand Casemates Square

Today's social focal point with art galleries, restaurants, cafes and shops. Formerly British Barracks and the site of public executions. The remains of an old Moorish galley house and a gun mounted on a Koehler Depression Gun Carriage can be found here.

Outside visit

Landport Tunnel & Grand Battery

The once only landward access into the city, Landport Gate was reconstructed in 1729 by the British on the site of earlier Moorish and Spanish gates. During the Great Siege, British troops exited through here to carry out a surprise attack on the Spanish lines known as the Sortie. The Grand Battery is situated due West.

Outside visit

Irish Town

Running parallel to Main Street, Irish Town proudly boasts of its historic commercial past and current hustle and bustle with its cafes, bars and restaurants. Here is where we could even sample some of our local cuisine. The former Victorian police station of 1864 can be found here too.

How much does this tour cost?

Free tours don't have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end the amount they consider appropriate (amounts usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).