Videos tagged with "portuguese"

El Jadida - Morocco [03:52]
Music slideshow with the pictures of El Jadida, Morocco, together with the song "Cheikh el houma da fatouma" of Cheb Amir. Fotograficzna wycieczka po Al-Dżadidzie, Maroko, z piosenką Cheba Amira.
Tags: El, Jadida, Morocco, Al-Dżadida, Maroko, Mazagan, Mazagão, fortress, twierdza, canons, działa, Portuguese, cistern, cysterna, Church, of, the, Assumption, ufortyfikowane, miasto, fortified, city, UNESCO, World, Heritage, Site, Tadeusz, Słabczyński, G

Portugal,Morocco,Spain 2010.wmv [09:16]
Julio Mercado travels the globe- This year he went to Portugal, Morocco, and Spain
Tags: Portugal, Morocco, Spain, Arabic, Traveling, EF TOURS, beach, earth, world, travel, vacation, trip 2010, 2010, spanish, portuguese, parque guell, flor-de-lis, the spaniard, mr wiggles, shookran

Azemmour and the Riad Azama [04:21]
One of the best off the beaten path destinations in Morocco is the town of Azemmour located along the Atlantic coast just north of El Jadida. It is a small town with few tourists that feels like the real Morocco. There is an exceptional riad here in which to make your base while visiting this overlooked yet charming town. The Portuguese built the town tow miles inland along the Oum er Rbia river as a fortified trading post in 1513. The Portuguese also built the circuit of large ochre walls around the medina which was heavily damaged thanks to the massive Lisbon earthquake of 1755 that sent a tsunami upriver wiping out much of the town. Azemmour looks like it has been neglected and overlooked for a long time, however, the faded and crumbling aspect of the town are part of its appeal. There is a nearby beach as well as the very interesting city of El Jadida nearby. Except for two riads there are no tourists restaurants or facilities. One of the riads, however, is reason enough to stay in Azemmour. The Riad Azama is an 18th century traditional home handsomely restored with 6 rooms located around a lovely court yard. This is one of the most beautiful Riads we have seen in Morocco. Riad Azama 17 impasse Ben Tahar (ancienne medina), Azemmour 24100, Morocco
Tags: Azemmour, Riad, Azama, El, Jadida, fort, culture, travel, Haouzia, beach, Portuguese, Morocco, Africa, architecture, art, Oum, er, Rbia, river, roads, less, travelled, traveled

Coasting in Morocco, Asilah [05:11]
One of the most beautiful towns we encountered in Morocco was also one of the most friendly and laidback. Located on the Atlantic coast just south of Tangier, Asilah is impossibly charming. The impressive portuguese ramparts enclose a meticulously restored medina. The wide sandy beaches are some of the best in the country and draw vacationers from all over the world. Despite the tourists here, the town manages to maintain its Moroccan identity. And it made a great stop over for us for a few days.
Tags: Coasting, Morocco, Asilah, medina, ramparts, ocean, travel, family, Paradise, beach, food, call, to, prayer, world, North, Africa, town, fishermen

Cité Portugaise and El Jadida [03:30]
El Jadida is located just south of Casablanca on the Atlantic coast of Morocco. In the early 1500s the Portuguese took control of the town and built a fortified medina called Mazagan called "Cite Portugaise" by the locals. Mazagan is noted by UNESCO as an "outstanding example of the interchange of influences between European and Moroccan cultures" and as an "early example of the realization of the Renaissance ideals integrated with Portuguese construction technology". The ramparts are some of the most interesting in Morocco and are great fun for the local kids to jump off of. There are several other interesting sites within the walled medina including the five sided lighthouse (now the minaret of the grand mosque), the Church of the Assumption, the communal bakery and the impressive Portuguese Cistern which was used in George Orwell's film Othello.
Tags: Cite, Portugaise, El, Jadida, Mazagan, Morocco, ramparts, fortress, medina, Portuguese, cistern, Church, Assumption, bakery, jumping, road, less, travelled, wanderlusts, baby