Tangier — Morocco's cosmopolitan gateway to Europe, where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic, with a storied bohemian history and dramatic sea-cliff scenery.

A historic old town centred on a small square once favoured by writers and artists like Paul Bowles and William Burroughs.

A lighthouse marking where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, near legendary sea caves said to have sheltered Hercules.

A former sultan's palace turned museum of archaeology and Moroccan art, inside the old kasbah.

The first American public property outside the United States, housed in a beautifully restored historic building.