Oran, Algeria's Finest

ORAN "El-Bahia"

Let's start our tour from Oran, Oran is a beautiful algerian city that has a coastline so the weather is pretty cool especially during summer.

During my summer holiday i decided to go spend a week there, and i was so surprised by the beauty of the city, it has a big history with several civilizations.

Starting wit the spanish one, they've built a fort know as: Santa Cruz Fort. It is the highest point of the city where we can have an amazing view of Oran and the sea

View from downside of Santa Cruz

It is a very old building since it was built between 1577 and 1604 

Waterfront - known as "Front de Mer"

Tourists tend to have nice long walks, as you continue walking you can enjoy looking at the sea and you can notice the harbor and the boats loading and unloading goods.

sorry for not having good pictures from front de mer because i've lost my memory card, next time i'll put fresh ones.

The Mascot

It's a lion, you can see lion status all around the city. If you want to discover why you have to go and ask the people there :) 

Sacré-Coeur Cathedral

It is the oldest cathedral in Oran, it is now turned into a library. But you can still go and admire the structure.

I'll let you discover the rest yourself, it's not that hard: Just get a ticket and you'll not regret it.

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