Tangier, Morocco
Description
View cruises with Tangier, MoroccoTangier - the very name conjures up an air of mystery and adventure, a place where Berber tribesmen, Europeans and assorted adventurers meet and mingle in the narrow streets of the Kasbah. The city's history and culture does little to dispel that sense of mystery. Founded by Carthaginians in the 5th century B.C., the city has seen great powers and would-be conquerors come and go; the city always abides. There is also the Tangier of the mind. Since the 19th century, European and American painters, poets and writers have been drawn to the narrow streets of old city. Delacroix first immortalized Tangier's landscaped and publicized its charms, giving Europe a taste for the exotic. And American writers like Paul Bowles, William Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg made the city a veritable suburb of modern American literature.
Points of Interest
- Tangier
- Kasbah
- Tangier American Legation
- The Grand Socco
- St. Andrew's Church
- Tetouan
- Museum Dar Sanaa
- Dar El Oddi
More about Tangier, Morocco Points of Interest
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Tangier -
Standing guarding over the Strait of Gibraltar and gateway to Africa, Tangier is located in northern Morocco.
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Kasbah -
A must-see landmark while in Tangier, the kasbah, a former citadel, dates to the 10th century, and much remains intact.
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Tangier American Legation -
Only U.S. National Historic Landmark located in a foreign country.
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The Grand Socco -
A bustling central plaza surrounded by palm trees and anchored by a marble fountain and pretty flowerbeds.
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St. Andrew's Church -
Completed in 1894 and consecrated in 1905, St. Andrew's Church is a stately structure built on land gifted to Queen Victoria by Sultan Hassan
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Tetouan -
Located in northern Morocco, Tetouan is one of the Morocco's major ports.
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Museum Dar Sanaa -
Just outside the medina, you'll find this renowned museum and art school, the only official institution dedicated to the preservation of Moorish arts and crafts.
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Dar El Oddi -
The artistic space known as Dar El Oddi, located in a traditional house, opened in 2018.
