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the most Andalusian city of the kingdom.

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City in northern Morocco 60 km from Tangier, more 280.000habitants and Chief -Place the province. on the northern slopes of the Rif, near the Mediterranean. Located in an agricultural area, Tetouan is a trade center for agricultural products and handicrafts. Its industries are particularly cement and fish canneries. She lives and crafts of tourism. It forms a sharp contrast with the modern city marked by the Spanish imprint The city was founded in the fourteenth century? Mérinide Sultan Abu Thabet trying to retrieve the city of Ceuta to built the walled city of Tétawine. After several battles THE Spanish landed in the city and destroying the city was rebuilt in the fifteenth century. Following the fall of Granada Muslim immigrants expelled from Spain settled in Tetouan. Tetouan was the capital of Spanish Morocco in 1915-1956.


the Medina
Must visit.
One of the most beautiful of Morocco with the footsteps of his Andalusian past, to enter the new city to the medina we borrow a wonderfully engineered seven gates. We discover an exceptional site with a maze of streets, squares, small mosques and original gardens.
Medina was fortified by walls almost entirely.
The medina is organized by areas:
• houses with their wrought iron gate and immaculate facade
• Jewish Quarter (Mellah) whose architecture is particular (arcs connecting the houses between them).
• Souk El-Fouki: everything from spices to craftsmen
• Souk el-Hots: potters' quarter
• Souk Street Ahmed Torres Jewellery Quarter
• Souk tanners: the fabric market (multicolored fabrics, plain, embroidered ...) and clothing
• neighborhood carpenters
• District weavers
• neighborhood pastry
• neighborhoods of junk
Tiny cafes decorate these areas.

 Mosquée Tetouan

In the center of the Medina, the Great Mosque, Alawite like patio has a U-shaped roof is wood covered with red tiles. Its minaret decorated with mosaics rise high in the sky.



L'avenue Mohammed V and Hassan II site

Footpath with its buildings dating from the early twentieth century balconies with wrought iron balconies and begins to Place Moulay el Mehdi Hassan II to the place.
Place where the royal palace was the residence of the representative of the Sultan under the protectorate.
This building has a sleek architecture and remarkable work in metalwork: Dar El Makhzen founded in the seventeenth century, the palace showcases the craftsmanship of Tetouan.
The place is accessed by the Medina one of the prestigious doors.
Avenue Mohammed V and Hassan II Square is a place of inevitable passage and lively, cafes line the avenue and street vendors set up their stall on the floor.

  ethnographique.jpgMusée ethnographic museum-Skala and Bab al-Olka
Skala Tetouan was one of the most powerful fortifications of the city, today it hosts an ethnographic museum.
It features an interior garden where you can enjoy views of the sea and the city and guns recent centuries are exhibited in this field.
The museum is spread over two floors, a large collection of artifacts is presented.

  museum-archeologique.jpgLe Archaeological Museum
In the garden are exposed Roman coins, Byzantine and Muslim (ancient pottery ..).
Inside, you will discover mosaics, products excavations Tamuda, Lixus and Sidi Abdessalam Del Bahr, a library Maghreb, the Moroccan Art Museum (traditional dress, wedding ...).

Le Moroccan art museum
Tell folklore and art Moroccan exhibition of costumes, furniture, handicraft production ...



L'école craft

Different craft trades are taught: leather work, wood, carpets, ceramics ...
The only school in Morocco, opposite the Museum of Moroccan Arts, studies are planned in the spirit of fellowship and last about seven years.
You can admire the masterpieces.

La new city

Built by the Spanish under the protectorate.
Place Moulay el-Mehdi in the heart of the modern city is an example: church buildings -circle half.


Martil

Ten kilometers from Tetouan, nice small resort with its huge white sand beaches and fine. Popular and lively atmosphere in high season. The city tour you will discover a beautiful church dating from the colonial era (built about 1940). Between 2 swimming, a visit is required in this architectural witness in Moroccan history.

  Cabo Negro

Fifteen kilometers seaside resort of Tetouan, clinging to a hill feels like a small village with its whitewashed houses with pretty blue shutters. This charming Mediterranean city is deenue resort popular with the jet set marocaine.Du sand, water and a few rocks transaparente make this place a paradise. Board with wild sea and verdant back country, Cabo Negro appears popular for its calm and its varied activities.

wadi-laou.jpgOued-Lau
Resort fifty kilometers from Tetouan offers a splendid landscape. Favorite spot for swimming and fishing.


  Mdiq Tetouan region
M'Diq


Located near Tetouan, M'Diq can only seduce you with these idyllic beaches, clear waters, surrounded by massive montagneuxdu Rif. With a cornice with a length of 1.6 km, this city allows quality time with family for walks. A recent comprehensive development program supported by its Majezsté King Mohammed VI has a renovation of this space. M'Diq has a fishing port and marina where Opus can enjoy grilled sardines. Note that each summer in July takes place the week of International Nautique with over 400 participants.

Marina Smir

Marina Smir harbor craft tetouan
About thirty miles from Tetouan, towards Ceuta, Marina Smir is a place for relaxing and lazy not to be missed. Its beautiful sandy beaches, sheltered from the wind make it an ideal vacation spot. With its marina, boaters can moor their boats in peace.


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