Pelikan Park Estepona

Km 167 Ctra de Cadiz - Urb. El Pilar - El Paraiso, San Pedro Estepona, Costa del Sol, Andalusia, Spain and Canary Islands

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Rock On

A travel blog entry by bdsaly

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... some war or other and they’ve been trying to get it back ever since. Not that Britain would ever give Gibraltar up without a struggle given its position “guarding” the entrance to the Mediterranean. In the intervening centuries, Gibraltar has withstood a barrage of attacks, sieges and blockades the last one ending as recently as 1982 after which Spain reopened the border first to pedestrians and a couple of years later to motor ...

Costa del Sol (part 3)

A travel blog entry by robert.reinpold

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... reason to be down; Gibraltar has plenty of other things to offer.

Second, we were brought to St. Michael's cave, within the Rock. It was really something to see, though most caves are inherently awesome. However, this one had something that you just don't see in caves these days. I am talking of course about the 100+ capacity concert hall in one of the cave's largest chambers (named the Cathedral Cave). Now, you may be thinking, is that a wise ...

Rock of Gibraltar

A travel blog entry by callyblackie

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... of traffic lights at either side of the runway, presumably they’re only red when a plane wants to take off!

Because we found our way there easily, we knew the trip wouldn’t be. We were right. We exited the motorway at what we thought was the right exit, to find ourselves high above the coast where we wanted to be. After a little trial & error we found a (of course) narrow, winding road down to the coast & found our way home. A day well ...

A Monkey Jumped on my head

A travel blog entry by watchoutworld77

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Spectacular! One of a kind...You can see Africa and Spain all through a single camera lenses. It is where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet right in front of your eyes. There are monkeys (Barbary Macaques) roaming freely. They are friendly; they jumped on me a few times (videos attached). John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married here.

The Barbary Macaques (monkeys) are a protected species and you can be fined 500 euros for feeding them. They ...

Only 7 square kilometers

A travel blog entry by kathytan

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... is made of Jurassic limestone; there are many caves and tunnels inside it. We had a closer look at one of these caves, and the beautiful stalactites and stalagmites formations, in St. Michael's cave.

Outside the caves, you are greeted by troops of semi-wild barbary macaques. These are friendly monkeys, and are well looked after by a special caretaker. They all have names/identifications and usually stay in their designated territories.
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