ASILAH

A powerful charm
South of Tangier, on the Atlantic coast, Asilah is a city of famous artists for its white medina, its ramparts and its lively cultural life.
A Spanish-Moorish architecture
battlements
It is no coincidence that the medina of Asilah won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture. Its restored streets bordered by white houses with green or blue shutters are a marvel. The old Moorish town is surrounded by ramparts dating from the Portuguese era (late fifteenth century) part of which overlooks the cliffs overlooking the sea. Three monumental gates and a more discreet transition allow to enter the medina. On the Place Ibn Khaldoun stands the Al Kamra tower, a Portuguese dungeon fifteenth century.
A city of artists
Paint on the walls of the city
Fairly quiet during the winter, the town really comes alive from the spring and summer approaches, when its famous cultural moussem. Since the 70s, the stamp of the place attracts many artists including several Moroccan painters. Many of their works can be admired directly on the walls of the city. Other paintings are exhibited all year round in the center Hassan II in the heart of the medina. In a nearby street, stands the palace Raissouni. This beautiful Moorish-style house is also a cultural center. More recently, the Great Library Prince Bandar bin Sultan was inaugurated. With the latest technology, it is on two levels and comprises, among others, an auditorium with 650 seats and an internet café.

                                                                           © 2015 Office National Marocain du Tourisme