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ASILAH TODAYA major plan to restore the city was undertaken in 1978. It is now a popular seaside resort and an art city. Especially tourists from Spain always love this simple town.
Its prosperous harbour, bustling market and its important annual cultural pilgrimage, the moussim, have all combined to give the town a new lease of life.
Asilah has a train station. The train to Tangier takes approximately 45 minutes. There are 4 trains per day. Also there are about 10 busses a day to Tangier. Or you can take a Grand Taxi - to reduce the cost you can share such a Grand Taxi... if you do not mind waiting the half an hour the driver needs to get the taxi filled up. |
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ABOUT ASILAHAsilah or Arzila is a small city situated on the northwest tip of Morocco with a history that dates back to 1500 B.C. Sometimes you can not help but wonder where all the noise has gone. Asilah sometimes reminds of its sister port town in the south, Essaouira. Both have a more or less comparative turbulent history. Being ruled by Rome, Morocco, the Portuguese, and the Spanish, it is a wonder that the town remains so calm after such a historical juggling of identity. Iberians were shipped here during Rome’s brief rule over the area and the Portuguese came near the end of the 1400s. Spain re-captured the area near the end of the 1500s, while Morocco regained the territory with the rule of Moulay Ismail near the end of the 1600s The Phoenicians used the city as a trading site. The Portuguese conquered the city during the 15th century, but John III later decided to abandon it because of an economic crisis in 1549. In 1692, the town was taken by the Moroccans under the leadership of Moulay Ismail. 1912-1956 was part of Spanish Morocco.
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