Genoese Batteries
Genoese Batteries are a pair of artillery batteries in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. The Upper and Lower Genoese Batteries defended the south front of Gibraltar together with the Flat Bastion, South Bastion, Prince Ferdinand's Battery and Healy's Mortar.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: happinesswithin, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: artillery battery in Gibraltar
- Also known as: “Reduto de San Agustin” and “Reduto de San Philipe”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pete’s Paradise Cave and The Rock.
Pete’s Paradise Cave
Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pete's Paradise Cave is a cave in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Explored in the 1960s and 1970s by a team led by George Palao, four skeletons have been unearthed in the cave, two of which were female skeletons with crushed skulls.
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.
Trafalgar Cemetery
Cemetery
The Trafalgar Cemetery is a cemetery in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. Formerly known as the Southport Ditch Cemetery, it occupies a small area of land just to the south of the city walls, in what had been a defensive ditch during the period of Spanish rule of Gibraltar. Trafalgar Cemetery is situated 220 metres west of Genoese Batteries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coaling Island and East Side.
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.
East Side
Hamlet
Photo: Malcolm Tredinnick, CC BY 2.0.
Catalan Bay is a bay and fishing village in Gibraltar, on the eastern side of The Rock away from Westside.
Moorish Castle
Neighborhood
Photo: James Cridland, CC BY 2.0.
The Moorish Castle is the name given to a medieval fortification in Gibraltar comprising various buildings, gates, and fortified walls, with the dominant features being the Tower of Homage and the Gate House.
Genoese Batteries
- Categories: artillery battery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gibraltar, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
36.13477° or 36° 8′ 5″ northLongitude
-5.34984° or 5° 20′ 59″ westOpen location code
8C8P4MM2+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 8807394677OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q16838634
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Flat Bastion Magazine and The Magazine Studio Theatre.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Gardiners road and Lower Flat Bastion Road.
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