Hotel The Mirage Tanger

                                             

Treat yourself to a little trip, if only for the pleasure to discover enchanting and scenic areas of northern Morocco as Asilah, small artisanal fishing port at the edge of the Atlantic, Chefchaouen, a pretty village in the flanks the mountains of the Rif, without forgetting Tangier, the white city.

And if you want to cross a stretch of sea and set foot on another continent. Gibraltar, this portion of England failed in the Mediterranean within two hours of the ferry port of Tangier.

Asilah

Located 45 km south of Tangier, on the Atlantic coast, Asilah is a postcard harbor, flanked of a massive fortress: the Casbah. The architecture of the towers and ramparts reflected in the passage of the Portuguese who occupied in 1471. Then came the Spaniards. The city remained under occupation Iberian just under two centuries before it again become Moroccan.

Early in the century, the famous Pacha Raïssouni made it his stronghold in it by building a Moorish palace in the style of the Kasbah which are currently on display the works of artists.

A little like the Andalusian or Greek ports, Asilah is the right place to enjoy fish and seafood in the small restaurants of the port. The catch of the day is served on tables set up on sidewalks and in small gardens. Every summer, during the month of August, is organized cultural festival d'Asilah in which many writers, poets and international artists.

In the streets of the medina, and thanks to the murals, you will be invited to an exhibition for the least unexpected, which summarizes all modern artistic trends.

Chaouen

This tour, the most beautiful that you are lead into the Rif Chaouen or Chefchaouen country until 120 km southeast of Tangier. The blue and white city with houses topped with red tiles is one of the most charming cities in northern Morocco. The traditional landscape has remained intact and the rural and urban world live in harmony.

Located in a rocky mountain landscape, the city reigns over the hills and valleys nearby.

Established in 1471, then took refuge in fact many of Spain expelled the Moors. Their influence is evident in the choice of colors, manners, surnames, crafts and architecture of the city. Its architectural style is a coexistence of a traditional Moroccan medina with its mosques, shrines, studded doors, mullioned windows and cobbled streets of a Spanish plaza and classiqueec its arches, red tile roofs and benches decorated zeliges around a fountain.

Its Casbah recently restored and flower gardens, you will enjoy a quiet moment in the shade of palm trees.

In the shops and souks of the medina, you will be sold handicrafts, locally made carpets and polished stones from the surrounding hills, pottery, leather goods and copper work of this fine city are very famous.

Tanger

Transit Point between Africa and Europe, Tangier is located at the northern tip of Morocco where meet the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean. Amazed by what tableau Tangier, many writers, artists and adventurers like Delacroix, Matisse, Tennessee Williams, Jean Genet, William Burroughs and Paul Bowles who seduced by the beauty of its azure bay and the charm of its dazzling Medina whiteness, took refuge there to look for a "boredom" particular. City under international administrative regime between 1923 and 1956, ensuring political neutrality and its commercial freedom, Tangier acquired the reputation of the capital of the espionage and smuggling and was considered at the time as a city shelter capital. The city center is the place of France and the Pasteur boulevard with cafes, banks, shops, restaurants and travel agencies. The terrace which extends to the end "so-called lazy" offers a nice view of the Medina, the harbor and the Spanish coast. At night, locals and visitors will walk there. And if you are seeking natural exotic look, go to the Grand Socco located at the entrance to the medina and discover the smells of spices and heady fragrance. Bazaars, we see them in the street siaghines. This major route leading to the Petit Socco, heart of the old city, surrounded by small cafés and old hotels and towards where converge streets and alleys from the upper town and the Kasbah. At the casbah perched on a hill overlooking the medina, place d'élection snake charmers, is Le Mechouar, its main square, which houses the Palace Dar El Makhzen rebuilt in 1740 by Sultan Moulay Ismael. Today became the museum of Moroccan arts, it contains a beautiful collection of treasures including: illuminated Korans, precious fabrics, objects carved in wood or metal, ceramics ....

The antiquities museum, attached you will discover the ancient history of Tangier. While the American legation houses works of great painters and antique maps, including those of Leo the African. Tangier, a city with many faces , provides for one who can see with the eyes and the mind a multitude of aspects , colorful , endearing and unexpected evidence of a glorious past and a harbinger prestigious future. It is the city where in the words of Delacroix, we feel " pleasure we may well wish not to experience that once in his life."