Natural History & Heritage Park

Admission 930.un to /pm

by tickets (mcluae;". ontrance to sites within the Purk mclud ing St. Michael's Cave, Monkey s Den, Great Siege Tunnels, Military Heritage Centre,'A City Under Siege' Exhi bition and Moorish Castle),(Facilities closed Christmas Day and New Year's Day.) Adults

£7/Children 5-12 years: £4, Children age 4 and under free, vehicles £1.50. Private ve hicles may be restricted at certain times and it is advisable to take a Rock Tour by taxi/ mini bus. The Natural History & Heritage Park can also be reached by cable car (leaves Grand Parade9,30am-5.15pm Mon day to Sunday. Last cable down: 5.45pm).

The flora and fauna on the

Upper Rock are considered to be of great conservational value. It's a perfect place for birdwatchers, as migratory species use Gi braltar as the shortest crossing between Eu rope and Africa, but botanists will also be interested to see over 600 species of flow ering plants, including some unique to Gi braltar, Watch out for colourful lizards, the non-venemous Horseshoe Whipsnake. but terflies and pipistrelle bats. Info on the Rock's flora and fauna Is found at the Gi braltar Ornithological and Natural History Society's Information Centre at Jews Gate.

St Michael's Cave: The cave comprises an upper hall with five connecting passages and drops of 4O-150ft to a smaller hall. A further succession of chambers, some at 250ft below the entrance, is reached through narrow holes. The Cathedral Cave is open to visitors and is used as an audito rium for concerts and theatre. The cave was prepared as a hospital in WWII, but never used. A further series of chambers ending in a mini lake is called Lower St. Michael's Cave and can be visited with a guide.

The Monkeys'Den: There are around 160 monkeys in the Park and around 30 can be seen at the Monkey's Den. Often called apes, they are tail-less Barbary Macaques and Europe's only free living monkeys.£500 fine for feeding the monkeys.

The Great Siege Tunnels: Tunnelling In the Rock began during the Great Siege (17791783) when France and Spain made an at tempt to recapture the Rock while Britain was busy with the American War of Inde pendence. Governor General Elliot offered a reward to any man who could tell him how to mount a gun on the north face of the Rock. It was a Sgt. Major Ince who sug gested tunnelling and there are now over 30 miles of tunnels inside the Rock with various exhibitions irside the tunnels.

The Mllftary Heritage Centre: Housed m one of the Rock's many historic batteries, the Military Heritage Centre displays infor mation on the development of Gibraltar's military defences through the ages.

A City Under Siege Exhibition: Exhibits depicting the lives of the civilian population during the many sieges, are housed in one of the earliest British building on the Rock, Original graffiti, drawn by duty soldiers to stop themselves falling asleep, is still vis ible. the earliest dating back to 1726.

The Moorish Castle: actually just part of a Moorish town and castle which was built up during the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula,spearheaded from Gibral tar in 711AD by Tarik-ibn-Zeyad ("Gibraltar' is a corruption of the Arabic words "Jebel Tarik" • Tarik's mountain). The part we see today, The Tower of Homage, dates back to 1333AD. when Abu'l Hassan recaptured the Rock from Spain. The tower is an ex cellent view point.

Natural History b Heritage Park Walks: The recommended walk Is St Michael's Cave through to Charles V Wall but walk ers should be relatively fit. It is also pleas ant walking along the upper rock roads. Fact Files and brochures are available free from all Tourist Board offices.

Botanical Gardens: Opened in 1816, the Alameda Botanical Gardens fell into disre pair but are currently being restored to their former glory. Visitors can enjoy a stroN be neath pines, dragon trees and palms, and see many of Gibraltar's native plants as well as exotic species. The shop sells environ mentally friendly gifts, plants and seeds, Tel: 72639/74022. Large car park available.

Nelson's Anchorage: Rosia Road 9.30am - 5.15pm Monday to Saturday(last entry at Spm). Closed on Sunday. Admission: £1.00 (free of charge with Nature Resen/e ticket. Tickets for the nature reserve can also be bought at this attraction).

Parson's Lodge: Rosia Road. A narrow limestone outcrop with a labyrinth of un derground tunnels surmounted by an im pressive battery, which has witnessed the development of coast artillery over 300 years. Once housed three 18 ton 10-inch rifled muzzle loaders positioned behind a unique sandwich of armour plate and teak, known as 'Gibraltar Shields'. Open 10am to 6pm every day except Mondays. Adults £2/ Children & OAPs £1. Cafeteria on site

Flat Bastion Magazine Flat Bastion Road, Geological Rcseaich Station and Lithology ol Gibialtar, To visit please contact: F. Gomez Tel 44460, P HodkinsonTel.43910.

Shrine of Our Lady of Europe (Museum within premises) Europa Road. 10am-7pm Monday to Friday, 1 lam-7pm Saturday, Sun day and Public Holidays, Closed 1pm-2pm.

Trafalgar Cemetery: Trafalgar Road, open 9am - 7pm daily (admission free).

General Information

Gibraltar Museum Tel: 74289

18/20 Bomb House Lane Open 10am-6pm (Sat. 10am - 2pml. Closed on Sunday, Ad mission: Adults £2/Children under 12years £1, Special exhibitions also held at museum premises in Casemates gallery.

Registry Office Tel: 72289 it IS possible to get married on the Rock within 48 hours of arrival. A fact taken ad vantage of by stars such as Sean Connery and John Lennon.

Rock Tours by Taxi Tel: 70052

As well as offering normal fares, Gibraltar taxis provide a complete Rock Tour taking in the Upper Rock, Europa Point and other sites of interest. It is the best way to see the Rock's major features in a short time.

Tourist Board Tel: 74950

Gibraltar National Tourist Board. Arundel Court, 179 Strand, London Tel: 0207 836 0777 Fax: 0207 240 6612 E-mail giblondon®aol.com

John Mackintosh Hail Tel: 75669

Centre of Gib's cultural life, includes a caf eteria, theatre, exhibition rooms and library, 308 Mam Street 9.30am • 11 pm Monday to Friday. Closed weekends.

Cruise Ship Schedule

Total Number of Vessels scheduled to call in 2006 is 204. Total Number of Passen gers scheduled to visit in 2006 is 230,312 No cruiseiiners due in for February.

March 2006

Total Number of Vessels calling this month = 7

Approximate Number of Passengers call ing in this month = 3,647 Sat 18 Midnatsol 0800-1800 TFDS 648 capacity Malaga-Tangier Men 20 Astoria 1430-2200Transocean

500 capacity Wed 22 Paloma I 1400-1830

Kreuzfahrten 350 capacity

Cartagena Coral 0700-1200 Louis Cruises 756 ca pacity Marseille-Tangier

Mon 27 Astoria 0730-1200 Transocean 500 capacity Barcelona-Tangier

Fri 31 Kristina Regina 0900-1900 Kristina Cruises 245 capacity Casablanca-Malaga Nordnorge 1500-1900 OVDS 648 capacity

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