Well, here, at the most north western tip of Morocco, where the African and European continents almost touch.
Consequently Tangier is the most northern of all African cities, and the closest one to mainland Europe.
Just 14 kilometers or some 9 miles, that is the distance between Europe and Africa, making this straight even more narrow than the channel between the UK and France.
Because of this location, Tangier can be very festive in July and August, when many of the 1,5 million Moroccans living in Europe pass through Tangier on their way to their relatives on their annual holiday.
SPLENDID ISOLATION
Located on the African continent, you will rarely hear Moroccan's refer to themselves as 'Africans' - or it can provoke debates.
And this is no surprise. After all, throughout the ages Morocco has been and still is much more seperated from the rest of Africa, than of the continent of Europe.
15 kilometers of sea or ocean are easy to cross, but hundreds of miles of desert are a completely different thing.
It is exactly this splendid isolation, with natural borders in north (sea), west (ocean), south (desert) and east (mountains), that has made it possible that Morocco could develop such a specific culture.
To Asilah (30 km)
To Tarifa (Spain) (34 km)
To Tetouan (57 km)
To Ceuta (80 km)
To Meknes (267 km)
To Fes (303 km)
To Rabat (278 km)
To Casa (369 km)
To Marrakech (598 km)
To Agadir (860 km)
1 Kilometer equals 0,621 Miles or 1 Mile is 1,6 Kilometer.
For all distances in Morocco, very roughly, count one hour per 100 kms if you are traveling by train.
If you are traveling by car, then obviously it all depends on your itinerary, the traffic, and so on, but to be on the safe side you could also count one hour per 100 km if traveling between the main cities.
To and from Spain
The fastest way to get to Spain is to cross the Gibraltar Strait directly to the tiny ferry port of Spain's southernmost town, Tarifa.
The Ferry takes approximately 45 minutes. Further east, there is the humongeous port of Algeciras, in the same bay as Gibraltar.
Ferries from Algeciras take between 1,5 and 2,5 hours. You can check ferry times from Tarifa by going to the website of FRS.
When passing by Tarifa, do not forget to visit this lovely and laidback town, the European capital of windsurf.