Tangier Guide

Kasbah

Kasbah is a type of medina that has served as Tangier´s military and political center. It is located on a hill from where a beautiful view stretches over the ocean, straits of Gibraltar and Spain. Kasbah has high walls and it was used as a place to protect the city from attacks. A large...

Hassan II Mosque Casablanca Morocco

Forbes Museum of Tangier

The American publisher of Forbes Magazine, Malcom Forbes, founded the Forbes Museum which displays the collection of miniature soldiers. Today, the museum is owned by the Moroccan government. It is located on a Palais Mendoub land on the area of 10 acres.

A collection consisted of about...

Casa Barata Flea Market

Casa Barata in Spanish means the ˝cheap house˝. This market has both indoor and outdoor space. You can find literally anything here from handicrafts, carpets, clay products to electronics. The market is closed only on Fridays.

Dar El Makhzen

Dar El Makhzen is a former Sultanate Palace which houses the Museum of Moroccan Arts and the Museum of Antiquities. Sultan Moulay Ismail built the palace in the Kasbah in the 17th century. This same palace was for a while a home to the exiled and the last sultan of Morocco, Moulay Hafid. Even...

Grand Socco

Grand Socco is an ex market place and today a heart of Tangier. A place where the traditional meets the modern.  It is officially called Place du Grand 9 Avril 1947. When arriving to the Grand Socco you´ll immediately notice the Spanish influence on its buildings. There are also the...