The Upper Rock
A nature reserve over the town, home to the Barbary macaques, with paths, viewpoints and a cable car to the top.
About Gibraltar
A small place with a great deal in it
Six and a half square kilometres, a limestone ridge above two seas, and a town where you can walk from a beach to a border in half an hour.
Gibraltar packs a nature reserve, a Moorish castle, wartime tunnels and a working harbour into a headland you can cross on foot. Africa sits on the skyline, Spain begins at the top of the runway, and the weather is kind for most of the year.
Stay a few days and you can climb the Rock in the morning, swim in the afternoon and eat by the marina in the evening. Stay longer and it becomes a base for the whole Campo de Gibraltar, from Sotogrande to Tarifa.
Find a stayGood to know
- Getting here
- The airport is a few minutes' walk from town, with flights from the UK. Málaga is under two hours by road.
- Getting around
- Most of the town is walkable. Taxis, buses and the cable car cover the Rock itself.
- Language and money
- English is the everyday language. The Gibraltar pound is used alongside sterling, at the same value.
- When to come
- Warm and dry through the summer, mild in winter, and quieter either side of the school holidays.
Worth your time
What to see
St Michael's Cave
A vast natural cavern of stalactites inside the Rock, used as a concert hall and lit for visitors.
Tunnels and the castle
The Great Siege Tunnels, the WWII tunnels and the Moorish Castle tell three different centuries of the same story.
Europa Point
The southern tip, where the lighthouse, the mosque and the shrine look across the strait to Morocco.
Main Street and Casemates
Shops along a pedestrian street that runs the length of town, opening into the squares where people eat and meet.
Beaches and the bay
Sandy bays on the east side, the marinas on the west, and dolphin trips that leave from the harbour.
Local recommendations
Where we send our guests
We're building a list of places we're happy to recommend: restaurants, cafés, guides and days out, with something extra for Gibhavens guests where we can arrange it.
Our first recommendations are on their way. Ask us when you book and we'll point you to our favourites.
Run a business in Gibraltar and want to be on this list? We'd like to hear from you.
Work with usCome and see it
Stay in one of our apartments and have the whole Rock on your doorstep.