Rincón at sunset

Today we went with some friends to Rincón, a small town some km north of Tetuán, on the road to Ceuta. Rincón, M'diq in Arabic, is a nice little fishing town. It's famous for its' sardines and people go there to have grilled sardines on the beach. Really, really fresh sardines, with a lille salt and lemon. Mmmmmm.... It's soooo good!

During summer, the beaches near Rincón are quite nice, since they are not as crowded as those of Martil and Cabo Negro. At least if you don't mind a beach of small pebbles instead of white sand. *lol*

At sunset the fishingboats all leave together and people gather on the beach to watch them go away.

Except for the sardines I haven't yet found something special about Rincón. But that's probably because I usually only pass by on my way to and from Ceuta. But this summer I'll dedicate some days to Rincón, to get to know the town and what to do while you're there.

By the way, Rincón is Spanish and means "corner". This part of Morocco used to be a part of Spain (Tetuán was the capital of Spanish Morocco), so lots of places have Spanish names and people still speak Spanish. And there are many things that are more or less the same on both sides of the border, like food, sence of humor, a common history...

B'slama!

My new hometown

Hi there!

So you found my blog? Well, actually this is a blog about my new hometown, Tetuán, in Morocco. I've been living here since June 2005 and I'm totally in love with this city! You'll soon see why...
My name is Nejma and I visited Tetuán for the first time in 1988 I think. Well, I have to admit that I was not at all impressed by the city. I thought it was a small, dirty city with annoying people trying to sell a lot of knick knack to me... Then in 1989 I met my husband, a tetuaní, and I visited Tetuán again. And then I realised that what I had seen on my first visit was just a tiny bit of the city and needless to say, one of the oldest and dirtiest parts. Since than I've visited Tetuán about 20 times and for each time my love has grown. And now I think this is a perfect place to live in. *lol*


Tetuán has it all - mountains and beaches, good shopping, history, culture... And except for November - February, the weather is nice - sunny but not too hot. This is the Mediterranean at its best!

Unfortunatelly not many forreign tourists have found Tetuán yet. And most people who do just travel by, on their way to Chauen, Marrakech or other cities. I hope you'll enjoy my blog and the photos. I love taking photos and there are always interesting things to photograph.

B'slama, which means Good Bye in Moroccan Arabic.