SIDI IFNI

SIDI IFNI

Ocean city, Atlas, Sahara? Sidi Ifni is one of those sweet cocktails like the south of Morocco knows offer.

Nestled on a cliff, the last vestige of the foothills of the Anti-Atlas, it dominates the blue green of the Atlantic Ocean which it derives its main resources.

A strategic enclave

The region of Sidi Ifni is the birthplace and stronghold of Aït Baamrane powerful famous Berber confederation of tribes throughout the southern Morocco for his fight in 1930 against both French than Spanish invaders and then during the War of Ifni 'la guerra olvidada Spanish in 1957/1958.

Granted to Spain by a Spanish-Moroccan Treaty of 1767 in order to create sardine fisheries, development really dates from 1934 when General Franco decided to make this enclave a strategic military base. It was not until June 1969 for qu'Ifni is finally Moroccan and 2010 it is free of the provincial supervisory Tiznit

A dispersed urban planning

His Spanish years, it retains the colonial structure, a grid of streets and avenues leading to the central square oval, urban architecture whose buildings have kept the art deco style very popular in Spain of 1930.

The old cathedral converted into court, his rectory became library, the old Admiralty, the lighthouse and many houses with trees and flowers gardens bordering the Mohammed V Avenue are always there to remind that time. Mecca of city life, the place Hassan II, former Plaza de España offers stunning ocean views

Besides the eccentric harbor south side of the airport, Sidi Ifni, has two neighborhoods. One former around Hassan II Square where are concentrated most of the services and accommodations as well as the municipal market.

The other area is on separate him from a mile from downtown avenues by El Houria and Al Quds. Here is including mail, the Grand Mosque and the public garden Annasr, restaurants, cafes as well as cyber always helpful.

Beaches and waves

The main activity of Sidi Ifni left its port with traditional fishing. Sardines, sea bream, croakers are landed in the afternoon arousing great animation around, the harbor to the market, then the city waking up in the late afternoon.

Its mild winter climate, proximity to large and beautiful white sand beaches, interspersed with high ocher cliffs, natural arches and small coves friendly, Sidi Ifni are a popular destination for all kinds of tourists.

The huge and well appointed White Beach to the south, attracting more and more fans of seaside activities. It is facing the small island of El Gziral Lazgira on the beach, 10km north on the road to Mirleft that surfers and windsurfers enjoy the opportunity. This dress beach natural arches created by ocean ebb and flow, is as much a place of rendezvous water, a privileged site for amateur and recreational fishers.

The last bastions of the Atlas

Its mountain side is very quickly felt as soon as one enters its hinterland. Anti Atlas to the Atlantic to the raging waves, delivers small mountains at low altitude. A semi arid environment already foreshadowing nearby regs Saharan while keeping the soul of these small traditional Berber villages perched on hillsides or hidden in tiny intimate valleys.

This is the gorge of the Oued Noun, the mouth generous hosts flamingos, turtles, herons who come hibernate or breed. A nice breath of fresh air in this canyon dotted with houses, almost steep sides decorated with cultivated terraces. On a cliff overlooking the river, the old military fort french Bou Jerif always seems to watch over the tranquility of the surroundings.

Local products fashionable

There are many of these little hidden valleys fed argan oil is tasty which one of the jewels of local cultures. Cacti, more commonly prickly pears, are also pleasantly part of the landscape.

Of seed fruit, akneri Berber, much appreciated by the locals, is taken very fragrant oil, one of the main features is to be the most expensive oil in the world. Its development is long, meticulous and quantities produced small. But its unique taste gives an extraordinary taste outcome and actually a very courted by the top chefs as Moroccan and foreign oil.

Small hidden Edens

Many daily incursions can be made of Sidi Ifni drive to better understand these discrete locations in a surprising hinterland.

The village of Tioughza is east of Sidi Ifni. The picturesque road along the coast a while before sinking in small mountains to get to this village they surround. It always winds then leads to the river Salogmad before joining Amellou Mesti and where is the Tafyucht developing cooperative and promoting the products of the argan tree.

It is a little south of Ifni found the locality of Sbouya, stronghold of the Berber tribe of the same name. Between sea and mountains is from the typical pre-Saharan locality are exploited cactus pears which are grown shrubs with pride and development in the Aknari cooperative.

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