An Aerial view of Gibraltar
About Gibraltar
While Gibraltar has much in common with its next door neighbour, southern Spain, it also has a fascinating history all its own as well as special climatic conditions, its own particular geography, and of course a unique culture.
Gibraltar has a total of 12 public holidays. Most of them they share with the UK, a few are unique to Gibraltar and one even adopts the Spanish way.
The Rock of Gibraltar is a giant slab of jagged Jurassic limestone. It has dominated the Straits of Gibraltar for around 200 million years and of course over such a period has continually changed… More →
Gibraltar´s long complex history has resulted in it being an extremelly multi-cultural and multilingual town. With people from all different backgrounds, nationalities and religions, Gibraltar is… More →
When people think of the history of Gibraltar they often think in terms of the bloody 18th century sieges when Spain tried to regain the Rock from the British. However, the history of Gibraltar… More →
Here are a few interesting facts about Gibraltar's unique geographical position and general geography.
