Always-sunny holiday destination with quiet beaches gets new three-hour easyJet flights from the UK
And the other new easyJet flights launching this year
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EASYJET has launched new flights to a holiday destination that is home to Europe's only wild monkeys.
The new flights from Birmingham Airport will connect the region to Gibraltar.
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easyJet has launched new flights to Gibraltar from the UK
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The new route from Birmingham will operate twice a week
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Operating all year round, the twice-weekly service has launched on Thursdays and Sundays.
This adds to easyJet's other flights to Gibraltar from London Gatwick, Manchester and Bristol, with 13 flights a week.
Tom Screen, Aviation Director of Birmingham Airport said last year: "easyJet has a staggering 34 routes on sale for 2025 from Birmingham Airport after only opening its base in March this year."
Gibraltar, also known as the Rock, is a British Overseas Territory to the south of Spain.
You will still need your passport to visit, but won't need a visa or anything else.
The Rock of Gibraltar is the main attraction with amazing views over the city although you can also go up by taxi or cable car.
Home to around 30,000 people, Gibraltar is also known for being the home to Europe's only wild monkeys.
The Barbary Macaques are normally only found in North Africa.
And due to its location, Gibraltar remains sunny all year round with highs of 28C in summer.
But even winter, you can expect mild weather, rarely dropping below 17C.
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Eastern Beach is where you will want to head, being the largest beach in Gibraltar.
Or head to Camp Bay, a small rocky beach which has swimming pools overlooking the beach if you're not an ocean swimmer.
And Catalan Bay is where you will find the locals, being tucked away by a tiny multi-coloured village.
One tourist wrote on Tripadvisor: "I usually don't enjoy busy beaches however the atmosphere on this little gem was great full of local families all chatting."
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The territoryis also home to some quiet beaches that only locals know about
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Gibralter's Barbary macaques are the only wild monkeys in Europe
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Another called it a "little piece of heaven".
If you want to stay somewhere fancy, there is the five-star yacht hotel Sunborn, which is also in the UK - here is what it is like to stay onboard.
Despite being moored in the harbour, it has its own rooftop plunge pool where you can even spot bottlenose dolphins.
Flights take around three hours from the UK with easyJet fares from £26.99.
There are even plans to connect Gibraltar by underwater tunnel to both Spain and Morocco.
What is a holiday to Gibraltar like?
The Sun's Commissioning Editor Martha Cliff recently visited.
Limestone mountain the Rock of Gibraltar is the first port of call for most tourists – even me, despite my fear of monkeys and this rock being home to approximately 230 of them.
A little higher up, I'm in the Ape's Den, surrounded by macaques, so I don't need much convincing to quickly make the unexpectedly steep walk to the Windsor Suspension Bridge for astonishing views across Gib (as the locals call it).
In search of more magic, I head to Catalan Bay, a five-minute drive away on the eastern side of the Rock.
With sand imported from the Sahara Desert and colourful houses lining the Mediterranean shore, it's a far cry from the Irish bars of the main harbour.
The £51.billion route would start in Madrid, before stopping in Algeciras, Gibraltar, Tangier and ending in Casablanca.
In the mean time, here are some other new easyJet flights
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