Gibraltar,
a place full of surprising 🎉 and fascinating 😲 features, is located at the southern end 🔚 of the Iberian Peninsula. Gibraltar is not only known for its strategic location but also for some quirky peculiarities.

Let’s start with Gibraltar Airport 🚧✈ 😄 One of the remarkable features of the airport ✈🚧 is the fact that the runway 🛫🛬 crosses the border between Gibraltar and Spain. Pedestrians have to walk across the rather short runway 🏃‍♀🛬🏃‍♂🛫 to commute between Gibraltar and Spain, making the airport truly unique.

Our campsite 🏕️ was located in the marina ⚓🛥️⛵ of La Linea de la Concepción. Gibraltar was within walking distance for us 😉 One reason why we crossed the airport ✈🚧 several times to see the monkeys 🐒🐒🐒 in Gibraltar 😄

Speaking of 🐵🐵 monkeys 😄 The Rock 🪨, as it is affectionately called, is another landmark of Gibraltar. This rock 🪨 is home to a population of Barbary macaques 🐵🐒🐵, the only wild monkeys living freely in Europe. An old legend says that as long as the monkeys 🐵🐒 live in Gibraltar, the Rock 🪨 will remain British.

Another aspect of Gibraltar is the spectacular meeting 🤝 of the Atlantic Ocean 🌊 and the Mediterranean Sea 🌊. These two “great waters” 😉 meet at Gibraltar, creating fascinating contrasts in the ocean currents. The different salt contents and temperatures 🌡️ of the two seas play a crucial role.

Not to be forgotten: The legendary Strait of Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa and is a strategic chokepoint. From Gibraltar, the coast of Morocco is visible 👀. At the narrowest point, Gibraltar is only 14 kilometers away from Africa.

We really, really enjoyed being here 👍👍