The seven gates of Salé, an open-air museum

The walls that surround the old Medina of Salé, the city of the seven gates, are today true monumental witnesses that inform the visitor about the centuries-old history of this city, which distinguished itself in the past both by its warlike prowess on the seafront and by its cultural influence. The city was, in fact, the impregnable refuge of Muslims fleeing fallen Andalusia and subsequently forged the enviable image at the time of a city known for its intellectual effervescence and its privateering activities, which made it an unavoidable platform in the field of maritime trade. Throughout history, its walls, the oldest of which dates back to the Almoravid era in the 12th century and the most recent to the Alaouite era, testify to this dynamic, such as Bab Lamrissa, once a shipyard for the repair of maritime warships. Its walls, erected over four kilometres, had five towers and eight…