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During our vacation in Andalusia, we decided to visit Gibraltar. Impressive the Rock of Gibraltar, also known as The Rock, left us breathless. It is the cliff that dominates vistas of Gibraltar and the place where you have to be at list ones in a lifetime.

Gibraltar is most known as home of Barbary apes. The apes are a species oftailless monkeys called Barbary macacues, the only wild monkeys in Europe today. That species also inhabit Algeria and Morocco. Today at Gibraltar live around 160 monkeys. They are used to and accepted people in their everyday life. They will pose for photos, jump on a car, beg for food or even try to steal something from you if there is a chance. Better keep an eye on your bags. Local people will always warn you about monkeys, but they are really friendly and calm animals.  

When you walk to The Rock, you will have one of most amazing view of the sea and the city. Here you can visit St. Michael’ cave. It is limestone cave, located on the Upper Rock Nature Reserve. Inside The Rock of Gibraltar there are more than 150 caves, but St. Michael’s cave is the most popular with about one million visitors per year.

You can walk through Nature Reserve and enjoy the wild life of monkeys, diverse vegetation and beautiful views. At the foot of The Rock you will find the charming city. Today the city of Gibraltar is home of around 35 000 people. It is multicultural, modern and very liberal like any other English city. Here you can find numbers of great international restaurants. For lunch we chose the Argentinian restaurant and enjoyed delicious meat.

The large harbour of the city is one of the most popular places, with a lot of cafes, clubs and restaurants. There you can arrange one of the most unique tour you can experience in Gibraltar. It is the dolphin safari or dolphin adventure. Locals organise boat trip to watch wild dolphins. Sea around Gibraltar is brimming with life because here Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean merge. We saw a lot of dolphins who were swimming right up to the boat. The crew were very knowledgeable, and we learned a lot. They also were very respectful of the dolphins and their environment.

It was unique experience for us and especially for our three-year-old daughter. The dolphin safari was a great tour, we had very beautiful view to The Rock from sea, an amazing sunset at Gibraltar and clear view on Africa.