Gibraltar - rock, town and port neighbouring Africa

The town at the foot of the famous rock overlooking the straits separating from the African continent had a long history. According to the Greek legend Heracles separated the Mons Abyla and Mons Calpe allowing the water to flow from the Atlantic into the Mediterrenian basin. In 711 AC, General Tariq Ibn Zayed took control of the place calling it Jibr-al-Tariq (Tariq's mountain) which gave the name of Gibraltar. With the Reconquista in 1462 the strategic place became part of the Spanish kingdom. In 1607, the Dutch army conquered the Spanish, English and Dutch fought about ruling the seas. In 1704 the English forces finally took over and were formally given the territory with the Utrecht contract. Today, Gibraltar is part of the UK as a special zone that is part of the Schengen area allowing simple border crossing from La Linea de la Concepcion on the Spanish side. Many people work in Gibraltar while they live in neighbouring Spain. The city was declared a UNESCO world heritage in 1986.
The airport of Gibraltar connects to the UK; when coming to Gibraltar by land, you are actually crossing the air strip - and need to if a plane is approaching.