A colorful blend of cultures, Morocco is becoming an increasingly popular tourist destination. Only a little more than seven miles away from the Spanish coast, Morocco is a bridge between North Africa and Europe that features impressive architecture, beautiful desert vistas and exciting markets. FILE - People shout slogans during a protest over the deaths of at least 23 people at the border between the Spanish enclave of Melilla and Morocco grow at Callao square in Madrid, Spain, July 1 Morocco-Spain Tunnel Idea Back. FILE: A general view of the docks and cranes at the Tanger-Med container port in Ksar Sghir, near the northeastern Moroccan port city of Tangiers overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar. Taken Mar. 12, 2018. In limbo for years, plans for a tunnel linking Spain and Morocco have been officially revived by Madrid and The deaths of at least 23 African men at the Melilla-Morocco border on June 24, 2022 requires an independent, impartial investigation capable of determining what occurred and who bears There are ferries that operate between Spain and Morocco across the Strait, as well as between Spain and Ceuta and Gibraltar to Tangier. Tunnel across the Strait. Discussion between Spain and Morocco of a tunnel under the strait began in the 1980s. Spain is Morocco’s largest investor, with more than 1,000 companies based in the Kingdom, and has business dealings with at least 7,000 other Moroccan companies. According to official statistics, Morocco's imports from Spain between 2013 and 2017 increased from 4.8 billion to 6.85 billion euros (16.9 percent of the kingdom's total imports The turbulent relationship between Morocco and Spain dates back to before 1492, when Muslim King Boabdil of Granada formally handed over the keys of the city to Spain’s Catholic monarchs. Rabat The Strait is an historical 15 mile passage between those two continents. A passage between two Oceans from one continent to another. Is there a land bridge between Spain and Morocco? A fixed crossing means a tunnel or bridge between Spain and Morocco at the narrowest point of the Mediterranean — the 15-mile-wide Strait of Gibraltar. W6NItwn.