Gibraltar

‘The Rock’ is a slice of Britain on the Spanish Mediterranean Coast. Strategically located where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, Gibraltar has been British since the early 18th century. Despite Spanish pressure, Gibraltarians have voted to remain a British dependency twice in the last 50 years. There are plenty of red post-boxes, pubs, and fish and chip shops to prove the point.

The Gibraltarians themselves are a mix of British, Spanish, Italian, Maltese, and Portuguese with a smattering of Indian and Moroccan thrown in for good measure. So far for the human side, there are also a couple of hundred Barbary Macaques whose ethnicity has not been established, but who are the only wild monkeys found on the European continent. Legend has it that if the apes disappear so will the British. Naturally the apes are therefore well protected.

Gibraltar’s economy hinges on online-gambling, tourism, shipping, banking and the Royal Navy. And where do the tourists (and the sailors) go? Well, probably to The Rock to see those famous apes, they hang around the cable car station for your convenience. Or at the Apes Den. Then there are also some fine views from up there to boot. Other worthy sites are Trafalgar Cemetery and the Gibraltar Museum. By the time you are finished you might want to grab a pint in a quintessential British pub, together with some quintessential British pub-grub.

Tired of cold, grey, wet wintry days? Come to Gibraltar for some fun in the sun!