"~Tricky Tangier~" Tangier by freya_heaven


Tangier Travel Guide: 554 reviews and 1,109 photos

They say that if you Survive Tangier and Tetouan, you will love the rest of Morocco.

We did, and are looking forward to our next trip further south in Morocco.

Tangier has a facinating recent history. I the first half of the last century it was known as an
"International City".
Tangier had its own laws and administration, and was also known as the most famous and first Gay resort in the world. Also at the time one of the most stylish resorts in the Med.

Because of its very loose tax laws and Tangier port being a Free port in the 1950s (which was Tangiers hay day) there were over 4000 companies and no less than 70 banks in Tangier alone. Many of which are alleged to have been dealing in practices which were illegal in their own countries. During this time the population of Tangier was nearly 130,000. An increadible Sixty thousand of which were foreign communities.

Once Morocco gained Independence in 1956, Tangiers special status was removed and within a very short time most of the companies moved to Switzerland or Spain and the expat communities dwindled to near what they are today, which is only under 2000 on a city now with a population of 425,000.

Pros and Cons
  • Pros:Touts & Harassing sales men, they go on & on & on &on & on & on & on &.................................
  • Cons:Lots of History, "Palin Moments" Huge beaches
  • In a nutshell:Idealy, visit the rest of Morocco first, or you may not want to visit the rest of Morocco!
  • Last visit to Tangier: Jan 2003
  • Intro Updated Aug 1, 2004
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    angiebabe Sep 19, 2006 at 8:24 AM Report Abuse

    Hi love yr St Andrews tip, as i recommend it as a visit, i visitd 2 yrs ago and met Mustapha thinking of the Palin moment when doing so, he told me his wife had recently died tho sadly. ive attended since for an easter service which was also rather nice.

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    zoefraser Dec 10, 2005 at 7:12 AM Report Abuse

    why bother traveling only to eat at an American chain restaurant, and not a very good one at that?

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    DaDrifter Aug 29, 2005 at 9:31 AM Report Abuse

    Thank you very much.

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    easyoar Jul 12, 2005 at 2:35 PM Report Abuse

    "thank you very much" for the tips! I've never had a Palin moment yet (just had to make do with a couple of Billy Connelly ones in Aus!)

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    Gerrem Jul 7, 2005 at 4:36 AM Report Abuse

    Pizza Hut ? I love it! ;-) (Only) 46 to go.... Tangier is an intersting destination. Great pages (as I have expected) Nicola ! Regards, Michael

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    grets May 23, 2005 at 12:25 PM Report Abuse

    Another Palin moment! LOL Oh how I hate those pushy carpet salesmen :-(

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    hunterV Apr 3, 2005 at 11:31 AM Report Abuse

    I can imagine how it feels walking along the streets there...

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    deecat Mar 23, 2005 at 3:25 PM Report Abuse

    Nicola, I really enjoyed the "Mustapha Cherqui" story..that's just amazing and really quite delightful for you. Honest, interesting, informative pages. The hassle seems quite annoying. I had a similar experience with rug dealers in Turkey.

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    850prc Mar 16, 2005 at 7:38 PM Report Abuse

    interesting and entertaining Tangier page, Nicola. And as for rating a Pizza Hut....let's just put it this way... if I had $1 for every time I've eaten at a pizza hut, I could afford to do a lot more traveling. : )

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    dabidc Mar 1, 2005 at 2:59 PM Report Abuse

    An interesting experience and your page full of great tips and wonderful photos. I guess I have a wish to visit the big, bold desert scenes any where across the Sahara.

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