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Tangier City In Morocco
Tangier, mythical goddess, a great history under modern appearances. Tanja El Aliâa or the bride of the North, as its inhabitants affectionately call it
Beautiful and rebellious that is this city of Tangier. Courted in mythology since the goddess Tingis, as in reality, Tangier seems to be born rebellious rejecting being dominated by the Stranger. So coveted, torn from the motherland through the centuries by so many occupiers, invaders and colonizers seeking to adopt it by force, only, Tangier resisted those who wanted to "possess" it since the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, then the procession of their successors until its definitive return to the motherland, Morocco, in 1960.
Tangier, or the dream city, as Paul Bowles wrote, is a particularly attractive city for its beauty, its lights, its charm, the mildness of its climate, but above all enviable for its exceptional geographical location, bathed by the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and being the northernmost city on the Atlantic coast of the African continent, 14 km from the Spanish coast, accessible by sea, air, road and highway and rail (TGV), all its routes make Tangier a very accessible city whether in transit or for a stay.
Cosmopolitan city, polyglot, rich in a great history, even become the second economic pole of Morocco, under modern appearances, Tangier the picturesque rejects the bad make-up of modern times. It has managed to preserve its authenticity, its beauty, its charm of yesteryear, and its wealth that give it this enviable character, so unique. Thus one meets the true Tangier in the tolerance of others, in the animation of its grand and small socco, in the accent of its inhabitants along the beautiful Avenida and the long Playa, in its nightlife, in the flavours of its great gastronomy in the spaces full of Andalusian or flamenco sounds of its restaurants with walls decorated with arabesques.
The times may run trying to tune it to the modern tuning. No, despite the appearance, Tangier the rebel keeps its soul, and opens to its visitor its coffers revealing its accumulated treasures and jealously guarded: historical sites, religious monuments, museums, its beautiful beaches, its cultural centers and many activities around the culture, art and sport, various surfing clubs, horse riding, etc... , the various exhibitions, film and music festivals, all kinds of city, sea and outdoor excursions, and a unique lifestyle.
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Beautiful and rebellious that is this city of Tangier. Courted in mythology since the goddess Tingis, as in reality, Tangier seems to be born rebellious rejecting being dominated by the Stranger. So coveted, torn from the motherland through the centuries by so many occupiers, invaders and colonizers seeking to adopt it by force, only, Tangier resisted those who wanted to "possess" it since the Phoenicians in the ninth century BC, then the procession of their successors until its definitive return to the motherland, Morocco, in 1960. Tangier, or the dream city, as Paul Bowles wrote, is a particularly attractive city for its beauty, its lights, its charm, the mildness of its climate, but above all enviable for its exceptional geographical location, bathed by the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and being the northernmost city on the Atlantic coast of the African continent, 14 km from the Spanish coast, accessible by sea, air, road and highway and rail (TGV), all its routes make Tangier a very accessible city whether in transit or for a stay.
Cosmopolitan city, polyglot, rich in a great history, even become the second economic pole of Morocco, under modern appearances, Tangier the picturesque rejects the bad make-up of modern times. It has managed to preserve its authenticity, its beauty, its charm of yesteryear, and its wealth that give it this enviable character, so unique. Thus one meets the true Tangier in the tolerance of others, in the animation of its grand and small socco, in the accent of its inhabitants along the beautiful Avenida and the long Playa, in its nightlife, in the flavours of its great gastronomy in the spaces full of Andalusian or flamenco sounds of its restaurants with walls decorated with arabesques.
The times may run trying to tune it to the modern tuning. No, despite the appearance, Tangier the rebel keeps its soul, and opens to its visitor its coffers revealing its accumulated treasures and jealously guarded: historical sites, religious monuments, museums, its beautiful beaches, its cultural centers and many activities around the culture, art and sport, various surfing clubs, horse riding, etc... , the various exhibitions, film and music festivals, all kinds of city, sea and outdoor excursions, and a unique lifestyle.
