Little known facts - there aren't any, because all the 'little known' facts will be repeated ad nauseam by the gib tour taxi drivers.
The monkeys are in fact barbary macaques. It was said that when the apes leave gibraltar, so do the british. After WW2 there were only a few apes, so Churchill had another 16 breeding pairs shipped over from morocco.
Best places to go - the new ocean village development with shops, restaurants, casino etc although if I'm being perfectly honest, the best place to go in gib is actually spain.
Avoid? Main street - alternating tat, leather, jewellery, overpriced electronics shops.
You'll rarely get trouble there - it's such a small place that everyone knows everyone.
PM me your msn and I'll chat to you on there....
Gatso - thanks for the donations and pleasure to meet you fella