On my mission to see every country in the world, while spending time living in southern Spain, I of course had to make the trip down to Gibraltar. Now, you'll argue that Gibraltar is not a country - and you're right - but my list includes both countries and territories, because there are so many cool places out there that are definitely some degree of different from their motherland (i.e. New Caledonia in the South Pacific really isn't mainland France, nor is Greenland mainland Denmark) and so Gibraltar, while technically part of the UK, falls as a separate entity on my list too.
If you're curious about my entire list of countries (and territories) I want to visit - all 272 of them! - check out this page.
Because Gibraltar is a tiny little enclave at the very south of Spain - so far south in fact that you can clearly see Morocco on the African continent across the ocean - it's quite a trek from where I am staying in Sevilla. It's too far to do by public transport in a day, however if you have your own wheels, you'd be in luck.
Alternatively, you can join a day tour which will drive you the 2.5 hours down south from Sevilla, give you a complete guided tour of the funky little Gibraltar, and then drive you all the way back. It's a fantastic option. Plus, Gibraltar really doesn't have much to do as it is so small so you can very easily spend just a day there and see pretty much all of it! This is the tour I did with Get Your Guide - highly recommend.
Here's what we got up to - and you can follow this itinerary too even if you're not on a guided tour!
The Border Crossing
As Gibraltar is no longer part of the EU (thanks to Brexit), you must show your passport when you cross the border. Then, to get into town, you have to walk across the world's 4th shortest airport runway; never done that before!
