At the crossroads of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, Europe and Africa, and East and West, the port of Tangier has always fascinated and attracted extraordinary characters, who have kept the legend alive through time. Innumerable painters, actors, writers, multimillionaires and designers have succumbed to the charm of this pearl of the Gibraltar Strait and enriched its history with their personalities.
Along the ramparts enclosing the old town, behind a heavy, studded door, lies a jewel of the East, a sublime dream-world. This superb palace was created in the seventeenth century by Sultan Moulay Ismael.