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Morocco
/ Tangier / The City
At the cross-roads of Europe and Africa, of the Atlantic and the
Mediterranean, Tangier opens the door onto Morocco. There is still
an air of mystery about the city, going back to the time when
Tangier was an international zone.
Since Tingis
was founded in the IVth century BC, Carthaginians, Romans, Phoenicians,
Vandals, Arabs, Spaniards, Portuguese and the English have jealously
fought for the right to control it. No African city is closer
to Europe, no other Orient is more dearly loved by European or
American artists - painters, musicians or authors.
Delacroix,
Saint-Sains, Matisse, Van Dongen, Tenesse Williams, Jean Genet,
Joseph Kessel, William Burroughs and Paul Bowles, to name but
a few, have all lived in Tangier - and been captivated by its
spell.
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