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- Tangier doesn't have quite the offbeat charm it did in the 1940s and 1950s, when you could rub shoulders with the likes of Truman Capote, Paul Bowles, and Tennessee Williams. But if you give it some time and ignore the tourist tours, it will grow on you. Tangier is an interesting, cosmopolitan mix of African and European influences.
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Apr 27, 2024 · We reckon the best things to do in Tangier are well doable within one day in Tangier and all accessible on foot. But of course there are many other great places to recommend nearby to Tangier including the northern beaches, natural caves and more historic architecture on the coast.
- Medina
- Dar El Makhzen
- Kasbah Museum
- Caves of Hercules
- American Legation
- Cap Spartel
- Achakar Beach
- Corniche de Tanger
- Parc Perdicaris
- Grand Socco
The maze-like Medina of the White City spills down the slope from the Kasbah in the north, granting brief glimpses of the Bay of Tangier through its gorge-like alleys. Market stalls in the Medina laden with leather goods, carpets, spices, fruit, vegetables, fish and handmade copper and brass jewellery. It is in this old city, previously a no-go for...
Presiding over the northern alleys of the Medina is the palace ordered by Ismail Ibn Sharif (1672-1727), after he re-conquered Tangier following two centuries of English occupation. Dar el Makhzen, put up on the ruins of the English “Upper Castle”, was the seat of the Sultans of Morocco when they stayed in Tangier. Sultan Abd al-Hafid (1875-1937), ...
The palace is an apt place to browse hundreds of years of workmanship in Morocco up to the end of Tangier’s English period in 1684. You’ll discover bronzes and mosaics from the Roman cities of Volubilis, Cotta and Lixus. There are also ancient pieces from closer to home, including finds like urns, lead sarcophagi and a reconstructed tomb, all from ...
This cave, part natural and part man-made is steeped in legend and set on a headland between two epic Atlantic beaches. The story goes that Hercules stayed here while preparing for his 11th labour. This was to steal the golden apples from the Garden of the Hesperides. Some ancient Greek writers placed the garden a little way down the Atlantic coast...
In the very south of the Medina is the first property acquired abroad by the United States. The American Legation was established in this Moorish-style stuccoed building in 1821 and is on the US National Register of Historic Places. The property, holding a cultural centre, library and museum all oriented towards Arabic studies, symbolises the Moroc...
Up the coast from the Caves of Hercules is the scrub-topped promontory that marks the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar. Protected by reserve, Cap Spartel rises to more than 300 metres above the ocean. The water off the cape has been the scene of battles in the American War of Independence and during the Spanish Civil War, and is named for an arc...
Between the Caves of Hercules and Cap Spartel is a glorious public beach awarded consecutive Blue Flags in recent years for hygiene, water quality, facilities and lifeguard provision. But the headliner is the sheer natural wonder of this long and wide beach, facing west and backed by sloping, gravelly cliffs for breathtaking views of the sunset. Th...
Another place where the investment of the last decade is unmistakeable is on the bay-front promenade. This bends around the entire Bay of Tangier, from Merkala Beach in the west to Cap Malabata in the east. The section that most people associate with the Corniche is between the new tourist port and Villa Harris, encompassing two beaches at the Plag...
On the road to Cap Spartel you’ll pass along the southern edge of this blissful coastal forest, on the western edge of the city. Parc Perdicaris adds up to almost 70 hectares and is named after the Greek-American consul and playboy Ion Perdicaris (1840-1925) whose estate was on this land. When Perdicaris was kidnapped in 1904 it triggered an intern...
Straddling the Medina and the Ville Nouvelle is Tangier’s former central marketplace, which has since been given a facelift and become a transport hub. So where there were once storytellers, musicians and snake charmers there’s a landscaped space with palms and little lawns, all converging on a grand central fountain. The name Grand Socco sums up T...
Dec 22, 2023 · Situated around 20 miles from Spain on the tip of North Africa, where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea, Tangier has been a coveted naval prize for centuries.
Top Attractions in Tangier. See all. These rankings are informed by traveller reviews—we consider the quality, quantity, recency, consistency of reviews, and the number of page views over time. 2023. 1. Medina of Tangier. 1,921. Neighbourhoods. By StefanieH443.
Why Tangier should be your first port of call in Morocco. Dec 4, 2019 • 6 min read. Tangier deftly balances a mix of cultures not found elsewhere in the country, and makes a perfect place for a gentle immersion into the madness of Morocco.
