Sometimes, we just need some fuzzy animals to raise our spirits. The Barbary Macaques are the only free-living primates in Europe, and they are swelling in numbers on the Rock of Gibraltar.

Gibraltar’s biggest festival of the year is its annual National Day, held each September 10 to commemorate the first sovereign referendum. Gibraltar also hosts annual chess and singing competitions...

Gibraltar’s Mediterranean climate is moderated by easterly Levante winds which bring warm sea currents and humidity, and westerly Poniente winds providing cool, crisp air. Summers in Gibraltar are ...

Many visitors describe Gibraltar as an extension of Great Britain in the heart of the sunny Mediterranean. Indeed, Gibraltar’s British presence is nearly impossible to ignore, from popular retail s...

As Gibraltar does not belong to the European Union or the Schengen Area, everyone from Europe needs a national identity card or passport to enter. Citizens from all other nations need passports, as...

Gibraltar International Airport Gibraltar International Airport is among the few airports on Earth whose runway crosses a major road. The traffic on Winston Churchill Avenue must come to a standsti...

Gibraltar Taxis and Car Rental Gibraltar Taxi Association (350-700-27 or 350-700-52), the territory’s main cab company, offers guided 90-minute tours of Gibraltar. These taxi tours take at least fo...

Gibraltar has long been one of the world’s most famous tax-free havens, especially when it comes to perfume, liquor, cigarettes, electronics, and other traditional duty-free purchases. A popular sh...

With the exception of Gibraltar IPA, most restaurants in Gibraltar sell British beer and operate under the same licensing hours as other European countries on the Mediterranean Sea. Although visito...

Language In addition to their own Llanito language, which is a combination of Spanish and English, most Gibraltarians speak both standard British English and Andalusian Spanish. Currency Gibraltar’...