STYLISH DESTINATIONS - NORTH AFRICA

By Eva Fydrych

Magical Morocco

Tangier - a perfect weekend getaway

Tangier (Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine) Click to enlarge

Today we are taking you for a short journey to one of our favourite countries - Morocco. During our two extensive trips to the northern region of Africa, we had a chance to visit many inspiring places: from vibrant Marrakesh to exotic Taroudant.

Tangier, located at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, is a charming city with lots of small shops, cafés and restaurants. It is a perfect starting point for discovering the country.

"Always of huge strategic importance at the entrance to the Mediterranean, Tangier is the enthralling gateway to Africa, a tantalising introduction to a culture vastly different from that across the Strait of Gibraltar. (...)

Tangier is divided into an old walled city, or medina, a nest of medieval alleyways, and a new, modern city, the ville nouvelle. The medina contains a kasbah, the walled fortress of the sultan, which forms its western corner; the Petit Socco (also known as Socco Chico and Souq Dakhel), an historic plaza in the centre; and of course, the souqs, or markets. The much more impressive Grand Socco (officially renamed Pl du 9 Avril 1947), a pleasant square with a central fountain, is the hinge between the two sides of town, and the postcard entrance to the medina." - Lonely Planet

DID YOU KNOW?

The flight from Madrid (Spain) to Tangier is only 1 hour 25 minutes!

Fashion Diary - Tangier

Local fashion boutique (Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine)

View from the Hotel Continental, one of the oldest hotels in Tangier

 Hotel Continental - Interiors

 Hotel Continental - Interiors

Eva Fydrych at the Hotel Continental

 Hotel Continental - Interiors

City view from one of the rooftops

Moroccan djellaba / Hotel Continental - Interiors

Local fashion boutique 

Old City walls

Yves Saint Laurent’s bedroom at Villa Mabrouka (Photo courtesy of nytimes.com)

Hotel Continental - Interiors

Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine

Grand Socco

Street art in Medina

J'ai ete au Sahara: Gwen Loos for L'Officiel France, June/July 2012 (Photo by Camilla Armbrust)

Hotel Continental - Interiors

Palm trees!

Hotel Continental - Interiors

Hotel Continental - Entrance (Photos by Eva Fydrych / Fashion Studio Magazine)

RECOMMENDED PLACES 

Hotels: Dar Nour, Hotel Nord-Pinus Tanger, Hotel Continental, LaTangerina, Le Mirage

Restaurants: Le Nabab, Salon Blue, Café Hafa (known for its mint tea!), El Morocco Club, El ConTacto, Populaire Saveur de Poisson

Shops: Boutique Majid, Las Chicas

Read more about shopping in Tangier here.

Photo courtesy of tangerpratique.com (Click to enlarge)

"A legendary North African city that has everything from cool cafés and new boutique hotels to glorious beaches, a fascinating history, and the world’s most famous kasbah." - Vogue.com

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