Square in Morocco: Bab El Marsa🇲🇦

[Trip Moment Delivery.🗞️] On this trip, I visited Bab El Marsa, the coastal gateway to Tangier's Medina! 🇲🇦🚪🌊 🛄ㅣBab El Marsa Travel Experience As you head from the port of Tangier to the Medina (Ancienne Medina), you'll come across a magnificent arched stone gate between the walls that stretch along the seafront. This is Bab El Marsa, the main coastal gateway to Tangier's Old City. "Bab" means "gate" in Arabic, and this gate once served as a gateway for coastal trade, allowing merchants and travelers to pass through the Strait of Gibraltar.🛳 🏰 History and Architecture Bab El Marsa is deeply connected to Tangier's port defense system during the Portuguese and Spanish period of the 15th to 17th centuries. The thick stone walls and towering arches were designed for both maritime trade and military defense, and the gate still retains its characteristic sturdiness. The stone decorations on the top of the arches and the small watchtower next to the gate evoke its strategic importance at the time. 🏛 🌊 A Path Connecting the Sea and the Medina Passing through the gate, you enter the narrow, bustling alleys of Tangier's Medina. Beyond the gate, the harbor and the Strait of Gibraltar unfold before your eyes, offering a panoramic view of the sea route connecting Europe and Africa. The sound of the waves crashing against the gate intermingles with the bustling market in the Medina's alleys, evoking a natural sense of the merchants of the past! 📸 Photo Spot Bab el Marsa is a perfect photo spot, capturing the sea and the Medina in one frame. Taking a photo with the arched stone gate as the frame and the blue sea behind it is the best way to capture Tangier's unique coastal atmosphere. 🫠 📌 Location Bab El Marsa, Ancienne Medina, Tangier, Morocco #OverseasTravel #Morocco #Tangier #AfricaTravel #MoroccoTravel #Medina