Caves of Hercules - Northern Morocco
Caves of Hercules - Northern Morocco
David’s Been Here transports you to northern Morocco where David ventures beyond Tangier to discover the best day trips from the city. One stop that couldn’t be missed was the Caves of Hercules(Les Grottes d’Hercule), a natural wonder steeped in legend. The Caves of Hercules are a popular day trip from Tangier (only about 30 minutes by car).
David heads inside to show us what makes the Caves of Hercules so alluring…Legend has it that this is where the titan, Hercules rested after completing his 12 feats (labors). As part of his sentence for murdering his wife and children, Hercules had to perform 12 seemingly impossible labors for King Eurystheus, which included defeating a lion, a monstrous serpent, and bringing back golden apples from Zeus. When all 12 of his labors were done, he supposedly chose this particular grotto to rest.
The Caves of Hercules are partially manmade and naturally formed. Much of the cavern’s interior was created while quarrying for millstone, which left marks that are still visible. The most distinctive feature of the Caves of Hercules is the opening to the sea. David explains it looks like the continent of Africa in reverse.. If you look close enough you’ll see it too.
Admission to the Caves of Hercules is just 10 DH per person. It is a very interesting day trip for nature lovers. Outside the caves there are a handful of cafes and shops.
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Caves of Hercules, TANGIER, MOROCCO
The Caves of Hercules is one of the most popular tourist attractions near Tangier and is located 14 kilometres west of Tangier in Cape Spartel, near the summer palace of the King of Morocco.
The cave has two openings, one to sea and one to land. The sea opening is known as The Map of Africa.
This video describes journey from asfi city of morocco to tangier to Caves of Hercules....
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It is believed that Hercules stayed and slept in this cave before doing his 11th labour, which was to get golden apples from the Hesperides Garden, which some ancient Greek writers said was located nearby at Lixus
HERCULES CAVE | TANGIER MOROCCO
In this vlog we take you with us to Hercules cave in Tangier, Morocco. And I also tell you a nice little history on how Tangier got it's name!
Travel Vlog| Road Trip to Hercules Cave| PART 1| TANGIER MOROCCO
Our road trip to Hercules Cave. It took some effort to find where the taxis to the cave go out from, but we have found them.
they stand right in front of the big Mosque in Tangier, Mohammad 5th.
This video is the first part of our trip going through Park Pintor to Cap Spartan and then to Hercules cave which will be a video of its own on part 2.
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Travel Vlog| Road Trip to Hercules Cave| PART 2| TANGIER MOROCCO
This is part 2 of our road-trip to Hercules Caves. This video is a virtual tour of the caves, going through the whole cave system.
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Hercules Caves in Tangier, Morocco
Hello guys, Pakman Traveling here. Today I am uploading my video of Hercules caves which is 45 minutes drive from downtown Tangier in Morocco. I was told by my cab driver who happened to be a guide as well, that Hercules caves are more than 4000 B.C. old. You can take a taxi from downtown Tangier for a round trip of 250 Dirhams. Please, remember to haggle for the fare. Usually, they ask for 400 to 500 Dirhams. This place is very majestic and at the same time gets very spooky once you go deeper. I hope that you guys would enjoy this video.
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Hercules Caves
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The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco. Situated 14 kilometres (9 mi) west of Tangier, the popular tourist attraction is adjacent to the summer palace of the King of Morocco.
The cave has two openings, one to sea and one to land. The sea opening is known as The Map of Africa. It is believed that the Phoenicians created the sea opening which is in the shape of Africa when looked at from the sea. There are also some markings on the wall in the shape of eyes, that are said to be made by the Phoenicians, which make up a map of the local area.
The cave itself is part natural and part man-made. The man-made part was used by Berber people to cut stone wheels from the walls, to make millstones, thus expanding the cave considerably. There are both free and paid entrances. It costs 5 Moroccan dirhams per person to enter the cave and an optional additional 5 for a guide, but other currencies are also accepted
Legend
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The cave was long thought to be bottomless. It was believed that the cave is one end of a subterranean ley tunnel over 24 kilometres (15 mi) long which passes under the Strait of Gibraltar and emerges at St. Michael's Cave in Gibraltar. Legend has it that the Barbary macaques entered the Rock of Gibraltar from Morocco this way.
Mythological tradition also holds that the Roman god Hercules stayed and slept in this cave before doing his 11th labour, which was to get golden apples from the Hesperides Garden, which some ancient Greek writers said was located nearby at Lixus.
According to some Roman sources, while on his way to the garden of the Hesperides, Hercules had to cross the mountain that was once Atlas. Instead of climbing the great mountain, Hercules used his superhuman strength to smash through it. By doing so, he connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and formed the Strait of Gibraltar. One part of the split mountain is Gibraltar and the other is either Monte Hacho in Ceuta or Jebel Musa in Morocco. These two mountains taken together have since then been known as the Pillars of Hercules, though other natural features have been associated with the name. Diodorus Siculus, however, held that instead of smashing through an isthmus to create the Straits of Gibraltar, Hercules narrowed an already existing strait to prevent monsters from the Atlantic Ocean from entering the Mediterranean Sea.
The Greek mythology version is that Heracles went to Atlas and offered to hold up the heavens while Atlas got the apples from the garden of his daughters, the Hesperides which was also guarded by the dragon Ladon. Upon his return with the apples, however, Atlas attempted to trick Heracles into carrying the sky permanently by offering to deliver the apples himself, as anyone who purposely took the burden must carry it forever, or until someone else took it away. Heracles, suspecting Atlas did not intend to return, pretended to agree to Atlas' offer, asking only that Atlas take the sky again for a few minutes so Heracles could rearrange his cloak as padding on his shoulders. When Atlas set down the apples and took the heavens upon his shoulders again, Heracles took the apples and ran away.
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Hercules Cave entrance of Atlantic Ocean in Tangier Morocco - Part 1
Hercules Cave entrance of Atlantic Ocean in Tangier Morocco - Part 1
Expedition Marokko Teil 51 - Hercules Cave Tanger طنجة Tandscha Camping Stadtrundfahrt
Zuerst machen wir den Campingplatz klar, hier Treffen wir viele Deutsche, unter anderem wohnt Martin hier auf dem Campingplatz schon seit über 10 Jahren. Wir machen Feuer und sabbeln über das erlebte.
Wir besuchen die Grotte.Sehr sehenswert ist ebenfalls die Grottes d`Hercule. Diese ist ca. 33 km östlich von Tanger entfernt. Dort kann die alte Grotte von Herkules erkundet werden. Früher wohnten dort auch Menschen drin. Die Grotte hat den Umriss von der Landkarte Afrikas, die umgedreht wurde. Nach der Besichtigung der Grotte kann man noch hoch zum Fischrestaurant gehen. Das Restaurant heißt Mirage. Dort kann man abends wundervoll den Sonnenuntergang beobachten.
Am nächsten Tag gehts durch Tanger richtung Fähre.