Loreto Convent, Gibraltar
The Loreto Convent is a convent and school in Gibraltar. It is run by the Loreto Nuns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: admin@loreto.gi
- Type: School
- Description: Convent and school in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Loreto Convent School”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rock and St. Michael’s Cave.
The Rock
Peak
Photo: Gibnews, Public domain.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a monolithic limestone mountain 426 m high dominating the western entrance to the Mediterranean Sea. It is situated near the end of a narrow 9 kilometres -long promontory stretching due south into the Mediterranean Sea and is located within the British territory of Gibraltar.
St. Michael’s Cave
Cave
St. Michael's Cave or Old St. Michael's Cave is the name given to a network of limestone caves located within the Upper Rock Nature Reserve in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at a height of over 300 metres above sea level. St. Michael’s Cave is situated 360 metres east of Loreto Convent, Gibraltar.
Gorham’s Cave
Cave
Photo: Gibmetal77, CC BY 3.0.
Gorham's Cave is a sea-level cave in the British overseas territory of Gibraltar. Though not a sea cave, it is often mistaken for one. Considered to be one of the last known habitations of the Neanderthals in Europe, the cave gives its name to the Gorham's… Gorham’s Cave is situated 1 km southeast of Loreto Convent, Gibraltar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Windmill Hill and Coaling Island.
Windmill Hill
Locality
Windmill Hill or Windmill Hill Flats is one of a pair of plateaux, known collectively as the Southern Plateaux, at the southern end of the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
Coaling Island
Locality
Photo: Mrjohncummings, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Coaling Island is an area of reclaimed land in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It is located at the centre of the western end of Gibraltar Harbour as one of its industrial zones.
South Mole
Locality
Photo: Itto Ogami, CC BY 3.0.
The South Mole is a breakwater located in the southern section of Gibraltar Harbour, in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar, at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula.
Loreto Convent, Gibraltar
- Category: education
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
36.12647° or 36° 7′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.3495° or 5° 20′ 58″ westOperator
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary (IBVM)Open location code
8C8P4MG2+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 6032814582OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=schoolWikidata ID
Q6680917
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