Alla scoperta dell'arte moderna, delle grotte mitiche e del golf costiero a Tangeri
Nella puntata di Golf Travel Tales di oggi, accompagniamo Immy Barclay alla scoperta delle meraviglie di Tangeri, una delle città più antiche dell'Africa, con 2.500 anni di storia.
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00:00This program is brought to you by Morocco, Kingdom of Light.
00:10Located at the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar, at the crossroads between two seas and two continents, welcome to Tangier.
00:23You cannot fail to fall in love with this city. It's one of the oldest in Africa, with over 2,500 years of history, so join me to discover its wonders.
00:39Well, what better place to start than Morocco's oldest golf course? It's founded in 1914. The Tangier Royal Golf Country Club is also one of the oldest in Africa.
00:52Located in the center of the city, the Tangier Royal Golf Country Club extends over an area of approximately 65 hectares.
01:01How are you doing? Good. Good to see you. Welcome to the Royal Country Club of Tangier.
01:05I think you're going to be taking me around, are you? I think so. I'm going to scoot here. Into the wagon.
01:12Blue, this is a beautiful place. I can see why you're so fond of this course.
01:16It is amazing. It certainly has, for me, the most charm of all the Moroccan courses. It's an 18-hole course. It's hilly, especially the first nine.
01:25It's a challenging course, but it's a lovely course, so you never feel really bad once you finish, no matter how badly you've played, because this is a great place to play golf.
01:35It's a technical course with a mixture of hills and flats, sometimes challenging, sometimes simple, and a few surprises.
01:46Today, I'm in the Grand Socco, that inspired a novel of the same name by Joseph Kessel.
01:52Now, as soon as you enter the Old Medina, you are greeted by an abundance of beautiful scents and smells, and also there you'll find lots of local street food to sample.
02:01The beautiful city of Tangier boasts these unforgettable landscapes, and fans of Greek mythology have to check out the Cave of Hercules, which you can find just around here at Cape Spartal.
02:14You can see why this beautiful scenery is so popular.
02:17The beautiful city of Tangier boasts these unforgettable landscapes, and fans of Greek mythology have to check out the Cave of Hercules, which you can find just around here at Cape Spartal.
02:29You can see why this beautiful scenery has seduced writers, adventurers, and artists for centuries, including Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, Jack Kerouac, Eugène Delacroix, Camille Saint-Saëns, and Matisse all fell under its spell.
02:48Well, to find out more about Tangier's amazing art scene, I've come to the right place. This is the Museum of Contemporary Art.
02:55Hello!
02:56Hello! Assalamualaikum.
02:57Thank you.
02:58Nice to see you. I'm Aziz, a tour guide in Tangier, and I welcome you to discover the beauty of Tangier in the scene of art.
03:04Great!
03:05Come with me, please.
03:06Looking forward to this. Thank you.
03:08What is the art scene like today?
03:11So, actually, to talk about Tangier, we need to know very well the history of this beautiful city.
03:16And actually, Tangier is considered the point meeting between Europe and Africa.
03:21The history of Tangier is very rich.
03:23What would you say attracted artists to Tangier?
03:25So, Tangier attracted everyone, and especially artists.
03:29So, Tangier, thanks to its location, thanks to its history and cosmopolitan side, you know, this made Tangier a very special city and an attraction for everyone.
03:40To finish my Tangier experience, I've come to play a round of golf at Alhuara Golf Club.
03:47Alhuara Golf Club is a unique course surrounded by a protected forest and the Atlantic.
03:51Conceived and designed by the famous architects Graham Marsh and Vijay Singh, the course stretches over 110 hectares between Tangier and Esila.
04:01So, the Alhuara Golf Club is a magnificent 18 holes championship courses with a length of around 7,600 yards.
04:14And it features two swings, a room, indoor room for education, nine hole compact practice facilities, which are all footed.
04:30The 13th hole is a very nice hilly hole with an eventful green and big bunkers that defend it.
04:36The icing on the cake is a golf hole that ends on the sea with a magnificent view of the Atlantic.
04:45And if you're interested in other courses, there's the Cabo Negro Golf, nestled on the slopes of the Riff Massif, facing the sea.
04:52This program is brought to you by Morocco, Kingdom of Light.