| Page Views: 5,046 Last Visit to Tangier: January, 2003 | ~Tricky Tangier~ by freya_heaven - last update: Aug 1, 2004 |
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. |
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| 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!" |
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angiebabe Tue Sep 19, 2006 16:24 UTC
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. | zoefraser Sat Dec 10, 2005 15:12 UTC
why bother traveling only to eat at an American chain restaurant, and not a very good one at that? | DaDrifter Mon Aug 29, 2005 17:31 UTC
Thank you very much. | easyoar Tue Jul 12, 2005 22:35 UTC
"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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