From the
Mediterranean shores to the Sahara
Algeria holds colorful landscapes that defy imagination. Here, the sunny and sometimes arid climate leaves unusually deep footprints in its soil. Under the midday sun, the most contrasting colors will fill anyone with wonder. At the foot of red slopes, rivers, swollen by the rains, pour bloody mud into the sea as though covered with chocolate stains. Then colors turn into softer and neutral shades of ochre and beige and imperceptibly into the green.
while in the distance, the sea gets tinged with ultramarine and purple
shades. In the evening, when the sun skims over the mountains, the same landscape comes out completely faded, barely recognizable. The hills,
sky, and sleepy sea turn into translucent shades of opal, a mix of softer shades
of blue, yellow, and pink.
On the Tell Atlas, travelers will be mesmerized by the views of the region and its hillsides full of ravines revealing structural lines. On the mountains especially, whether crossed from the West to the East or climbed over from the North to the South. they will be struck by numerous examples of perfect
morphological shapes.
In this country with sparse vegetation, river erosion has shaped the
relief into miraculous forms. It is indeed rare to find as many traces of
alluvial fan flooding, creeping phenomena, capture cases, meanders wheeling in
different ways, accurate traces of successive cycles of erosion in the same
thalweg, enough to subdue any photographer keen on sharing these natural
beauties with his audience.
The landscape is different in the High-Plateaus. As soon as the sun
rises, the land shades into hues of a lion's coat - everywhere hungry for
water. Stretching over 150 kilometers, these highlands resemble a series of
closed basins, the Hodna being one typical example. However, the whole is
remarkably tabular, and progressive drought is clearly marked southward. Then
all of a sudden, at the discretion of the apparent monotony of the landscape,
between the road and the meanderings of a dry river, occurs a sea of esparto
grass. Tufts grow together and seem to be roasting in the sun.
In contrast, the soft blue sky turns into iridescent purple and gold, while the dreamingly limpid regular mountains draw a slightly darker line on the horizon.
Meanwhile, the construction of hotel complexes fully integrated into the
With its 1.200 km coastline, coves, and beaches, Algeria is a balcony
overlooking the Mediterranean sure to enchant visitors fond of wild beaches.
From the vast Marsat Ben M'hidi, the Maghreb's Copa Cabana near the borders
with Morocco, to the lovely fishing port of El Kala on the eastern borders, lie
a series of relief-accentuated enchanting landscapes. This coastline, often
high and rocky, with steep cliffs and crags plunging into the sea, has
contributed to the preservation of the natural scenery. Nearby clumps,
sometimes exceeding 1,000 meters above sea level and isolating the coast and
coastal roads, are ledges forming some of the most beautiful Mediterranean
sites.
Meanwhile, the construction of hotel complexes fully integrated into the
landscape in Algiers, Tipaza, Oran, and Annaba, also gives this impression of
untouched nature. Complexes built by such famous architects as Pouillon and Moretti, fit naturally into their sites and show a
commitment to sustainable coastal development. Seaside areas also provide the
chance to experience a History displayed in the open air in fascinating
archaeological sites: Punic tombs, Roman ruins, Andalusian Kasbahs, Ottoman forts,
as well as fishermen's villages, mausoleums of seafarers' patron saints, mix in
a beautiful sea mosaic. Whether for swimming, admiring the sea's enchanting
depths, teasing fishes, or simply relaxing, Algeria, from Ghazaouet to El Kala,
is a unique destination in the Mediterranean, away from the way too frequent
concrete buildings in the north and south of Mare Nostrum. A country where
authenticity, discovery, meetings are conjugated in the present and for a long
time with pleasures of the sea.
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