What not to do in Andalusia, why not go to the Rocca, why get here and what to see, what on balance is worth doing in Spain and in this area that is not so much Spain.
A free weekend in Andalusia means travel: sea, city of art or mountains, here there is something for all tastes and budgets. Could I be outdone? And so I went south, half way Gibraltar, Gibraltar.
Fascinated perhaps more by tradition, eager to know the territory that I had heard so much about since childhood in the history books, and intrigued by this little piece of English land in the middle of Spain, bulwark of an old colonialism, I was disappointed to say the least.
First, the huge amount of people and the mileage tail at the border: for this reason I strongly recommend not even groped to bring the car to Gibraltar! It is in fact worthwhile to park in one of the many paid parking lots in The line, for example in Plaza Costitution there are two, and walk to the border. After the airport runway, just follow the crowd to reach the city center, making your way through the chaos and traffic of cars.
After so much effort, the vision of the little door between the walls complete with a drawbridge leading to the historic center, it arouses some interest, but in reality excluding Casemates Square, with buildings and low houses arranged in a semicircle, Gibraltar does not have much to offer you. Main Street is the shopping street: armed with your wallet you can make your way through the many tourists by finding bargains in bazaars, perfumeries, electronics stores. I assure you that it is not a legend, the prices are advantageous and lower than the rest of Europe.
Forget the Rocca: the funicular is expensive (about € 7 each to go and the same amount to return) and removed the view and some photos of the famous Gibraltar monkeys, the game is not worth the candle!
There are two suggestive places not to be missed: Punta Europa, with its lighthouse overlooking the famous strait and the Nelson's Anchorage in Rosia Road, south of the port, also obviously for a fee, where a Victorian cannon marks the point where Admiral Nelson's body was brought ashore after the great battle of Trafalgar, it is told in a rum barrel. Another sign of how this land lives with fascinating myths and legends.
