• Gibraltar General Guide
NATURE RESERVE Admission 9.30am to 7pm (tickets include entrance to sites within the Park - St. Michael’s Cave, Monkey’s Den, Great Siege Tunnels, Military Heritage Centre, ‘A City Under Siege’ Exhibition and Moorish Castle). (Facilities closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day.) Private vehicles may be restricted at certain times and it is advisable to take a Rock Tour by taxi/mini bus. The Natural History & Heritage Park can also be reached by cable car (leaves Grand Parade 9.30am-5.15pm Monday to Sunday. Last cable down: 5.45pm). The flora and fauna on the Upper Rock are considered to be of great conservational value. It’s a perfect place for birdwatchers, as migratory species use Gibraltar as the shortest crossing between Europe and Africa, but botanists will also be interested to see over 600 species of flowering plants, including some unique to Gibraltar. Watch out for colourful lizards, the non-venemous Horseshoe Whipsnake, butterflies and pipistrelle bats. Info on the Rock’s flora and fauna is found at the Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society’s Information Centre at Jews Gate.
POSTAL SERVICES The Post Office, in Main Street, opens Mondays to Friday 0900 to 16.30 and on Saturdays from 1000 to 1300. It is closed on Sundays and Public Holidays. Gibraltar is famous for its beautiful stamps and there is a Philatelic Department at the Post Office where past issues, gift packs and first day covers may be purchased.
P PETS
UK (& Channel Isles) Letters First 20g 50p Each additional 10g 14p
All cats and dogs, belonging to and accompanying residents of AEU Member States, can enter Gibraltar provided that they are in good health and covered by a valid certificate of rabies vaccination. In the case of primary rabies vaccination, this must be administered not less than 28 days prior to the dog or cat arriving in Gibraltar. Cats and dogs on board yachts visiting Gibraltar are not permitted to come ashore unless they are properly vaccinated against rabies, as stated above, and the owner can prove that the cat or dog has not visited any country outside the EU during the preceding six months. Hotels have their own regulations regarding pets. PORT Gibraltar Commercial Port lies at the entrance to the Mediterranean in position Lat 36˚08’N, Long 05°21 ‘W. It has always served as a bunkering and victualling centre for ships. It is a port of call for cruise liners. Yachts are not allowed to berth inside the port except at Queensway Quay Marina. For details of Gibraltar’s commercial port activities consult the Maritime Services Yearbook available at Sacarellos and the Gibraltar Bookshop at £15 or by mail order at £25 from PO Box 555, Gibraltar. Tel/Fax: 350 200 79385. Captain of the Port, Port Office, North Mole Tel: 200 77254 Port Ops/enquiries Tel: 200 78134/ 200 77004
Postal Rates Local Postage Non-Priority Letters 20p Standard Letter: First 50g 12p Each additional 50g 10p Registration £3.00 AIR MAIL Spain 50g 40p 100g 70p 250g £2.00 500g £3.50 1kg £4.50 2kg £8.00
EU Members Letters First 20g 54p Each additional 10g 14p Rest of World Letters FIRST 10g EACH ADDITIONAL 10g Miscellaneous Services Certificate of Posting Registration Express Service International Reply Paid Coupon
64p 20p Free £2.50 £2.00 80p
COMPENSATION (For Loss) (Within 6 months of posting) Proof of Posting is Required Up to a Max of Registered Letters Registered Letter £21.00 Air Parcel Not over 5kg £26.00 Not over 10kg £37.00 Not over 15kg £48.00 Not over 20kg £59.00 Literature for the BLIND is FREE up to 7kg (Effective from 02 November 2013)
Yacht Scene • 102 • Sailors’ Guide 2014