Is there a free self-guided walking tour of Gibraltar?
Short answer
Yes. Gibraltar Bites' free Shore Day walk runs from the cruise terminal down Main Street to Trafalgar Cemetery, with a recording to play at each stop, and works in any phone browser. The walk into town from the airport has its own free audio guide.
Detailed answer
The Shore Day walk
Gibraltar Bites' Shore Day walk is a free self-guided tour of the town. Its stops include the cruise terminal, Bob Peliza Mews, the Evacuation Memorial, Mons Calpe Mews, Casemates Square, John Mackintosh Square, the Cathedral of St Mary the Crowned, the Gibraltar National Museum, the Flemish Synagogue, the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, the Gibraltar Law Courts, the Convent, No. 6 Convent Place, Southport Gates and Trafalgar Cemetery. Each stop has a short description, links to fuller answers and a recording to play on your phone. At an easy pace the walk takes about an hour and a half. It starts at the cruise terminal, but you can join it at Casemates Square or at any other stop.
How to use it
Open the Shore Day page in your phone's browser. Tap a stop on the map or in the list to read about it and play its recording, and use the directions link to find the next one. There is nothing to install and no sign-up, and nothing you enter leaves your phone. Cruise passengers can also choose their ship to get a timed plan for the day and a calendar alarm for the all-aboard time.
Other audio walks
The same page has three more audio walks: the Line Wall and Alameda Gardens (six stops along the old sea wall to the Botanic Gardens), the Upper Rock (six stops, reached by taxi or minibus tour) and Europa Point (six stops at the southern tip, reached by bus or taxi).
Walking in from the airport
If you are walking into town from Gibraltar Airport or the land frontier, the airport to town centre page has four free recordings for the way in: the runway crossing, RAF Gibraltar, the Cross of Sacrifice and Landport. The walk to Casemates Square takes about 20 minutes.
Guided alternatives
If you would rather have a guide, Blands Travel, the Gibraltar Heritage Trust and licensed local guides run walking tours of the old town.