Borj Adoumoue (Bastion des Larmes), Salé, Morocco
SALÉ IS AN ANCIENT CITY located right across the Bou Regreg river from Rabat, the capital of Morocco. While it is not very popular a city among tourists, it does have some undeniable historic attractions. Take a stroll along the Atlantic coastline and the city walls surrounding Salé, passing by the bustling Medina, and in the end you might find yourself standing before an old cannon and the entrance to a forgotten fortress that still remembers the very origin of these walls.
In the 13th century, a fleet of Spaniards, possibly Castilians, came from across the ocean and raided the city, killing many and capturing more than 3,000 inhabitants to sell them off to Sevillian slavers. The sultan, Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq, took back the city after a fortnight’s siege, and soon started to build a fortress and city walls for civil defense.
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