La linea or Gibraltar?

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La linea or Gibraltar?

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I should be in Gibraltar in a few days time. I want to spend a couple of days there. Is it best to stay in gib itself or la linea?
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It is a lot cheaper to stay in La Linea.
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La linea or Gibraltar?

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Sometimes the Spanish get a tad irate and have an effect on the border which can really slow down the in/out movement - gib itself gets a bit busy and you may see no delays at all but summer is the favoured time for border hassle to take place.
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I stayed in La Linea as much cheaper for a tourist style hotel, pool, etc. Also cheaper and better and cheap food on the Spanish side.

Away from the border and marina, LL is a bit of a grubby working town, whereas Gib is more touristy.

Have a look on something like booking.com or other website for prices. The hotel I stayed in rented bikes.

Once across the Gib border you can get buses to centre, returns cheaper and discount for over 60s.
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La Linea, we found a nice hotel by turning left out of customs and just off to the right in a back street.... Don't be put off by external appearances, we often found ones that looked a bit dingy outside were perfectly acceptable often with interesting features, courtyards or gardens that you would never have guessed at from the outside....., when we toured Andalucia.
Personally we found the Gibraltarians just a little bit too English for our liking...... with awful and expensive food, it was certianly an interesting experience to visit the Rock and take the tour.
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La linea it is then! Not sure whether to leave the bike at hotel or use it to get around gib. Haven't been there since 1994! Been staying at some very cheap but adequate hotels using trivago, booking etc. Tonight's is only 20 euros!
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Get on your bike and tour the rock.
Lovely VERY steep hills! :D

First time I rode up to the summit, I was on a Raleigh 3sp, and I still managed it. Since then, I've ridden it on my Mercian a few times. I've even run up there a few times.

Go south out of the town and up past the foot of the cable car and up the long hill past the casino and Rock Hotel. Keep going and turn left and right up the zig zags past the entrance to St Michael's Caves. Very steep, maybe 1in3. :D

Coming down hurts! Holding ............. or should I say holding on for dear life ............... on the brakes. :lol:
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Unfortunately I didn't have my bike when I went. Nonetheless I would recommend one day on your bile exploring town and round the back of the Rock, to make a circular route.

Second day walking on the top. Get cable car up then walk along the top and drop down back side on the steep path/steps (can't remember name). Better sightseeing this way. You can get bus back to centre or border.
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Thanks for the tips. Booked a cheap hotel so can leave my stuff there and ride to Gibraltar without any luggage ;-)
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Good on yer!

Head on upwards. Take your time. Relax and breath deeply.
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