Sprawling between 7km and 10km northwest of Tarifa, to the great white dune at Punta Paloma, Valdevaqueros is one of Tarifa's most popular kitesurfing beaches, blessed with dusty alabaster-hued sand, aqua waters and a few summer beach bars.
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老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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One of 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补's most fabulous beaches, Punta Paloma, 10km northwest of Tarifa, is famous for its huge blond sand dune. At its far western end, you can鈥
Kasbah Museum of Mediterranean Cultures
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This recently refurbished museum is housed in the former sultan's palace of Dar El Makhzen. The focus is on the history of the area from prehistoric times鈥
Tangier American Legation Museum
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This museum, in an elegant five-storey mansion, is a must-see: Morocco was the first country to recognise the United States by opening its ports to the鈥
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The Grand Socco is the romantic entrance to the medina, a large, sloping, palm-ringed plaza with a central fountain that stands before the keyhole gate,鈥
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The medina, the top attraction of Tangier, is a labyrinth of alleyways both commercial and residential. It's contained by the walls of a 15th-century鈥
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This was once the most notorious crossroads of Tangier, the site of drug deals and all forms of prostitution. Today the facades are freshly painted,鈥
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This is the charming heart of Ceuta, with manicured tropical plantings, a square of freshly renovated cobblestone pathways and some of the city鈥檚 finest鈥
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The most impressive sight in Ceuta is the medieval Royal Walls, which date back over 1000 years and have been passed from Arab to Portuguese to Spanish鈥
Nearby Tarifa attractions
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One of 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补's most fabulous beaches, Punta Paloma, 10km northwest of Tarifa, is famous for its huge blond sand dune. At its far western end, you can鈥
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This broad snow-white sandy beach stretches for 7km northwest from Tarifa. The low dunes behind it are a paraje natural (protected natural area).
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Guarding the entrance to the old town, the fortified Mud茅jar Puerta de Jerez was built by the Moors and embellished after the Christian conquest.
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The ruined town of Baelo Claudia is one of 础苍诲补濒耻肠铆补's most important Roman archaeological sites. These majestic beachside ruins 鈥 with views across to鈥
5. Iglesia de San Francisco de As铆s
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Originally constructed in the 16th century, this whitewashed, tucked-away church now flaunts a mix of baroque and neoclassical styles, having been torn鈥
6. Centro de Interpretaci贸n de Cet谩ceos
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At this portside visitors centre, learn all about striped and bottlenose dolphins, long-finned pilot whales, orcas (killer whales), sperm whales,鈥
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Wind your way through the narrow streets of the old town to Tarifa's main (mostly 16th-century) church, with a soaring neoclassical facade.
8. Castillo de Guzm谩n El Bueno
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Though built in 960 on the orders of Cordoban caliph Abd ar-Rahman III, this restored fortress is named after Reconquista hero Guzm谩n El Bueno. In 1294,鈥