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More Gibraltar

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May 19th 2008
Gibraltar About an hour an a half down the coast from Malaga is Gibraltar. There are two main routes- one winds through some towns and takes a little longer; the other is a toll road (about7-8 Euros each way). One thing we have noticed while driving in Spain is that the signage on the roads is sometimes weak, at best. Gibraltar is a good example of this. One would expect that once in the gen ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Algeciras

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Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in ... ... read more