File 036 · Morocco, Morocco

Tangier & the Sahara

Tangier was an International Zone from 1923 to 1956 and a magnet for spies and Beat writers. Erfoud sits on the Sahara's edge, near the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

Why go

Tangier was an International Zone from 1923 to 1956 and a magnet for spies and Beat writers. Erfoud sits on the Sahara's edge, near the dunes of Erg Chebbi.

The shoot: Spectre (2015)

The medina, and the desert crater base.

Stand here

Climb to the Kasbah walls above the medina and look out over the Strait of Gibraltar.

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Visit

Best: Spring or autumn. Access: Free. Getting there: Ferry from Tarifa to Tangier. Drive south via Fès to Erfoud. Fly home from Marrakech.