At
the crossroads of civilisation, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean,
Tangier flaunts its magnificent bay below lush green hills. From the "Place
de la Kasbah", the highest point in the medina, you can visit the sultan's
palace where every aspect of moroccan art can be seen in the rooms round the
courtyard. Or you can stroll down alleyways of the medina to the terrace overlooking
the straits of Gibraltar. Close by, various excursions can be made including
Cape Spartel -the extreme north- westerly point of Africa, close to the famous
Caves of Hercules and Cape Malabata. Port of Tangier.
Its strategic position making it a crossroads of t civilisations, Tangier, gateway
to the African continent, looks across at Europe from the shores of Atlantic
and Mediterranean alike. As a meeting-point of routes to so many different destination,
Tangier has inevitably been marked by the of History-Phoenicians, Berbers, Portuguese
and Spaniards had all left their indelible mark on the city before it passed
into Moroccan hands.
