Overview
Tangier, a Moroccan port on the Strait of Gibraltar, has been a strategic gateway between Africa and Europe since Phoenician times. Its whitewashed hillside medina is home to the Dar el Makhzen, a palace of the sultans that's now museum of Moroccan.
Description
The American Legation Museum, also in the medina, documents early diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Morocco in an 1821 Moorish-style former consulate.
Guarding the Strait of Gibraltar, Tangier has for centuries been Europes's gateway to Africa. Its blend of cultures and influences is unique in Morocco – for much of its history it wasn't even governed by Morocco.
Address
Tangier, Tanger
Morocco
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/the-mediterranean-coast-and-the-rif/tangier
Tangier, Tanger
Morocco
URL:
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/morocco/the-mediterranean-coast-and-the-rif/tangier