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Main Street south
Less crowded than the north end.
Key facts
- Suits
- A quieter walk to the cathedral and Southport Gates
- Sights here
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What it's like
- Suits:
- A quieter walk to the cathedral and Southport Gates
- In short:
- Less crowded than the north end.
About these names
Everything visitable sits in a strip between the frontier and the airport at the north, and the Alameda Gardens and cable car at the south-west. Main Street runs down the middle from Casemates Square to Southport Gates, with Ocean Village on the north-west waterfront and the Upper Rock high above.
Where exactly
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Main Street south
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Less crowded than the north end.
Suits: A quieter walk to the cathedral and Southport Gates
District guideWalk: Main Street south & Southport GatesIn the districts table
Off the map: Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) (12–25 min by the usual route).
Where’s what, as a list:
- Casemates Square and Ocean Village: The north end, closest to the airport and the frontier; restaurants and the marina. Suits: A first or last evening, arrivals by air or from Spain. Price band $$$.
- Main Street north: Busiest on cruise-ship days. Suits: Shops, cafés, the museum and pubs. Price band $$.
- Main Street south: Less crowded than the north end. Suits: A quieter walk to the cathedral and Southport Gates.
- Alameda Gardens and the cable car: A walk or short taxi from Main Street; go early. Suits: A morning of green space and the ride up the Rock.
- Sleep area Main Street: suits Shops, cafés, the museum and pubs, price band $$.
- Sleep area Ocean Village: suits A first or last evening, arrivals by air or from Spain, price band $$$.
- Gibraltar International Airport (GIB), 12–25 min by the usual route.
Stay here?
Not a base in this guide
See
Opening hours and prices from each place page; (check) means typical hours, not yet verified.
A short, free stop on Main Street: step inside for ten minutes of quiet and a cool floor, on the walk between the museum and the south end of town.
- Entry:
- Free
A quiet fifteen-minute detour at the south end of Main Street: the old British cemetery outside the Southport Gates, worth it for its shaded stones and the story behind the name.
Show 4 sectionsHideGetting there and around, Streets in this district, Safety at night and noise, Nearby districts
Getting there and around
Where to get off
- Walk south along Main Street from the museum or Casemates · for Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned
Walks inside the district
- Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned → Trafalgar Cemetery and Southport Gates: 9–13 min on foot (Walk south through Southport Gates)
On to the next area
- Walk north: about 8 min to Main Street north & John Mackintosh Square
- Walk south to the gardens: about 10 min to Alameda Gardens & Cable Car
From other sleep areas
- From Main Street: 11–16 min walk to Main Street south & Southport Gates
Minutes are this guide’s typical walking and ride times (p50–p90); traffic and heat stretch them.
Streets in this district
Street names that appear in the addresses of this district’s places and eats: useful to type into a map or show a driver.
- Main Street
- Prince Edward's Road
Safety at night and noise
Main Street southday: oknight: ok
Quiet after dark; stay on lit streets.
Nearby districts
Built from this guide’s Gibraltar city districts table, place, eat and sleep pages, route graph and city notes. Hours, prices and rules change: anything marked (check) is typical, not verified. checked: 2026-09.