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Tangier, Morocco


Africa offers a huge list of places to go on a trip, in Northern Africa you have Tangier in Morocco.

Tangier is one of the oldest cities in Morocco. It is over 2,500 years old. It is a city that shows to us white and beautiful, surrounding the mountain where is located in the Medina, many travelers come to Tangier seeking the glorious past of this city. A city that was administered by different nations and Moroccan delegates and when were a time where they built a wide variety of neighborhoods, Spanish, French, Italian, German, American, etc.

As a free port, trade deals this city, located in a very special and privileged position.
Tangier is located in northern Morocco, on the shores of the Strait of Gibraltar, is the second-largest industrial center in Morocco after Casablanca.




A multicultural enclave of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian, Tangier has attracted the attention of artists. Given the beauty of this city and its mild climate, so many people have settled there.

Tangier is agriculturally known for Tangerines as the fruit originated in the city. Tangier is also home to the special Moroccan mint tea, whose main ingredient is mint! You can enjoy Mint Tea anywhere you go in Tangier. But one of the most known places is Petit Socco, “the Small Market.”
People from all around the world visit this historical place to savor mint tea.

Among the multiple points in the city to visit and that are considered tourist attractions you can visit in Tangier, the most known like Dar el Makhzen (Sultan's palace), Tangier American Legation Museum, Museum of Moroccan Arts and Antiquities, Museum of Contemporary Art (Tangier), Fondation Lorin, Musée de Carmen-Macein, Tangier Grand Mosque, Kasbah Mosque, Grand Socco, Hotel Continental (Tangier), Church of the Immaculate Conception, Anglican Church of St. Andrew, Rue Es-Siaghine, Rue de la Liberté, Avenue Pasteur, Ancien Palace du Mendoub, Gran Teatro Cervantes, Quartier du Marshan, Colline du Charf, Parc de la Mendoubia, and Café Hafa.

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