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Between two
infinities
Tarfaya is not an ordinary destination. It is a place where time slows, where ochre dunes meet the cold waves of the Atlantic.
A former Aéropostale stopover, guardian of Saint-Exupéry's dreams, this city at the edge of the world carries the soul of all explorers.
I looked at the coast. I recognized Tarfaya by its impossible light.
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Essential
places
Each place tells part of the soul of Tarfaya.
Cap Juby
The extreme tip where Africa reaches toward the Canaries.
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Saint-Exupéry Memorial
The Aéropostale museum and the poet-aviator statue.
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Atlantic Dunes
The only place where Saharan dunes descend into the Atlantic Ocean.
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The aviator
and the desert
Between 1927 and 1928, Saint-Exupéry was station chief at Tarfaya. In these dunes, he wrote, dreamed and negotiated.
The Little Prince born in the sand
The Sahara stars he observed from Cap Juby fill the pages of the world masterpiece.
The Aéropostale, legendary route
Tarfaya was a crucial stopover on the Toulouse–Dakar line.
Visible traces today
The restored hangar, the bronze statue, the museum — Tarfaya honors his memory with elegance.
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Experience Tarfaya
28°26'N — 12°55'O
Tarfaya Map
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Coordinates · Atlantic Morocco
Tarfaya — Cap Juby
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— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry