Gibraltar Literary Festival

OVERVIEW

It is an international literary festival that brings together a world-class array of celebrated novelists, writers, biographers, food writers and public figures to Gibraltar. Some of the festival events take place in buildings with real heritage and deep historical roots; the main focus being on the beautiful Garrison Library. Some top musical talent also come to Gibraltar for the three days of the festival. Food is a central feature of the festival, with talks and meals, events for children. To summarise, three days of food for the mind, the soul and the body.

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Gibraltar is a strange parallel universe of England - albeit a hotter and more chilled out version. Red telephone boxes sit beside palm trees on the sun-soaked Mediterranean streets; schoolchildren gossip in a unique mix of Spanish and English while clutching newspaper-wrapped packages of fish and chips; and down a narrow side street near a pub offering plates of pie and mash, the air echoes with words of Arabic. The Gibraltar International Literary...

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