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26 results for Tangier

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Into Africa

17 March 2007

Tangier has a reputation for being a playground for pleasure seekers. But with the opening of a new port this summer, the city is set to become a key business centre. Just a short ferry ride from Europe, staff costs are low…

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Pit stop

19 January 2023

Morocco’s pioneering use of renewable energy is helping it to shift gears to become a car-manufacturing hot spot.

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Ticket to Tangier

15 April 2010

Tangier, a crossroad of cultures and long a draw for artists and writers in search of a dose of naughtiness, is the setting for our North African sojourn in linen and cotton jackets and hard-working loafers.

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Marshan & Medina

21 March 2013

A new generation of creative types are being seduced by the faded charm of the city that was once home to Paul Bowles and William Burroughs.

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Marrakech, Tangier + Casablanca

Morocco may be a short hop, skip and a jump across the Med from Europe but it feels like another world. Salesmen flaunting their wares in the souks, robed figures rushing to prayer and ancient palaces decked with dazzling…

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Know your options

25 April 2013

Layer with gusto this spring to cope with chilly nights in Stockholm, hot flushes in Tangier or a sudden London downpour. That’s our forecast for seasonal success.

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Marrakech, Tangier + Casablanca: The Monocle Travel Guide

20 December 2019

Marrakech can be full of dirty details but exploring Morocco is just fine at 90km/h. Take out some cash and jump in.Available now at The Monocle Shop.

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The Monocle Travel Guide, Marrakech, Tangier & Casablanca

Keen to slip the sticky tourist hotspots and escape the crowded souks in favour of the restaurants with local flavour and the best buildings, shops and hotels? We’re glad you asked. Our new travel guide gets to the heart…

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Africa/Middle East

19 January 2017

Algeria's retirement plan, hot to stimulate growth in Botswana, building schools in Nairobi and Tangier's revival.

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Magic moments

19 September 2019

Morocco may only be a short hop across the Med from Europe but it is another world. When you’re surrounded by salesmen flaunting their wares in souks, robed figures rushing to prayer and ancient palaces decked with dazzling…

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Culture

17 May 2009

Books: Re-issue of a post-apocalyptic classic, photos of New York store fronts and a graphic trip through neurotic adolescence. Film: Two delectable French thrillers: L'instinct de Mort and Pour Elle. Music: Electro-rock…

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2012 forecast: transport

17 November 2011

Africa's first high-speed rail network, Cambodia's "bamboo" railway upgrade and China's ambitious aviation plans.

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The Opener

15 June 2023

Tyler Brûlé ponders the absence of North American cities in this year’s Quality of Life Survey.

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Fashion

22 October 2020

From luggage that will leave you longing to get back on a plane to elegant Japanese skincare prodcuts that will keep you looking fresh, we round-up new releases.

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Missing links

27 May 2021

As the world gets moving once again, we highlight the grand-scale transit projects that would give cities and nations new momentum.

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Business

20 June 2019

Rabat’s runway, a food firm cutting back on waste and the footwear company that’s still a step ahead.