- This is where the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet at the Strait of Gibraltar.
- You can see Spain and feel the Spanish influence. There is Spanish cuisine, and many locals speak Spanish.
- There is a one-hour long ferry that goes from Tangier to Spain. There are other ferries in Morocco that go to France and Italy.
- The beach that runs along the main section of the city is about the length of Siesta Key Beach in Sarasota – three miles from end to end.
- It gets windy here, like Essaouira.
- The sea temperature was 64 degrees; 20 degrees cooler than Siesta Key Beach on the same day.
- King Mohammed VI (current king) created an urban redevelopment program that has transformed the city.
- Cruise ships come to port here.
- The boardwalk waterfront is very nice and we enjoyed running and hanging out there.
- We have seen the most tourists from the United States in northern Morocco.
- The Medina is smaller here than many of the other cities we’ve been in.
- We have heard more “angry” car horns here, and loud vehicles, than the other cities.
- We love the creativity of the locals with their portable businesses: street parking attendants (give them a tip and they’ll guide you into a tiny parking spot), shoe shining, knife sharpening, horseback riding, henna tattoos, individuals walking the beaches selling homemade baked goods, and our personal favorite – a boy, who looked 8 years old, with a standard household bathroom scale for passersby to weigh themselves.
- We could have easily spent more time here discovering the additional beaches and nice parks with great hiking trails in the area, along with checking out the many great restaurants.
2 responses to “Tangier Observations”
Loving your observations, as always. How much did the boy charge for weighing his customers? How cute! LOL
We didn’t ask but I bet it would have been the equivalent of 10 or 20 cents.