Really a 'Tower of Homage' this ancient building is still one of the most recognised features of the Rock with the Union flag flying proudly above it.
Originally built in the 1160CE the Moorish Castle was ransacked by the Spanish between 1309 – 1333. This 'Tower of Homage' was rebuilt in the 14th century by Abu-l-Hasan and today you can visit the inside of the recently restored castle, wonder at those 14th century walls and marvel at the feats of Gibraltar's first city builders, the Moors. If you look closely you can still see the canon dents in the castle walls. The original city was called Medina Al Fath - 'City of Victory' and was walled with defensive towers, dwellings, mosques and a palace for prayer. It also had Moorish baths, you can still see a similar bath within the Gibraltar Museum.
How to get there:
Moorish Castle is located at the Northern end of the Upper Rock Nature Reserve just below the World War II Tunnels, and Great Siege Tunnels. To enter you will need to buy a Nature Reserve entrance ticket which will also give you access to other sites with in the Nature Reserve including St Michael’s Cave and the Great Siege Tunnels.