Algiers
White terraces stacked down to the bay, with a UNESCO casbah on top of them that is half restored and half falling down. French boulevards below, Ottoman palaces inside.
Algiers in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Algiers
Where to stay in Algiers
Algiers in a day, two days, three
- Day 14 stops
- Bardo National Museum
- Casbah of AlgiersUNESCO
- Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur
- Dar Mustapha PachaUNESCO
- Day 24 stops
- Ketchaoua MosqueUNESCO
- Maqam Echahid
- National Museum of Antiquities
- Notre-Dame d'Afrique
Landmarks in Algiers
The Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography, is a national museum located in Algiers, Algeria. It was originally a palace built by the Algerian admiral Raïs Hamidou in the late 18th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jul 2026
Reda Kerbush · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, founded in 944 by the Zirids. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Casbah, in the province of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
toufik Lerari · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is a Roman Catholic church located in Algiers, Algeria. Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in the capital after the Cathedral of Saint Philip of Algiers reconverted into a Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque. The Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Ps2613 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dar Mustapha Pacha is a Moorish palace, located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria. It houses the National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Mar 2026
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways. Its construction was logistically and symbolically a cynosure of pre-colonial Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Rachid Hamatou · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Maqam Echahid is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened on July 5, 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Mar 2026
Boumediene15 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Algiers, officially Capital City of Algiers, is the capital and largest city of Algeria of Algeria, located on the Mediterranean Sea in the north-central portion of the country. In 2025, an estimated 4.325 million people resided within the urban area. Algiers is the third-largest city on the Mediterranean, the tenth-largest city in the Arab world, and the 19th-largest city in Africa by population.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 3 Sep 2026
Manini row · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Basilique Notre Dame d'Afrique is a Catholic basilica in Algiers, Algeria. It is the origin of the modern Catholic devotion to Our Lady of Africa.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Aug 2026
Chettouh Nabil · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Bardo National Museum of Prehistory and Ethnography, is a national museum located in Algiers, Algeria. It was originally a palace built by the Algerian admiral Raïs Hamidou in the late 18th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 13 Jul 2026
Reda Kerbush · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Casbah of Algiers, commonly referred to as the Casbah, corresponds to the old town or medina of Algiers, founded in 944 by the Zirids. It is a historic district that has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1992. Administratively, it is located within the municipality of Casbah, in the province of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 27 Aug 2026
toufik Lerari · CC BY-SA 2.0
Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is a Roman Catholic church located in Algiers, Algeria. Completed in 1956, it became the new cathedral in the capital after the Cathedral of Saint Philip of Algiers reconverted into a Muslim Ketchaoua Mosque. The Cathédrale du Sacré-Cœur d'Alger is the cathedral church of the Archdiocese of Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Ps2613 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dar Mustapha Pacha is a Moorish palace, located in the Casbah of Algiers, Algiers, Algeria. It houses the National Museum of Miniatures, Illumination and Calligraphy.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 16 Mar 2026
The Ketchaoua Mosque, also known as Djamaa Ketchaoua, is a mosque in the city of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. Completed in the 17th century, during Ottoman period, the mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah of Algiers, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is on the first of the Casbah's many steep stairways. Its construction was logistically and symbolically a cynosure of pre-colonial Algiers.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Rachid Hamatou · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Maqam Echahid is a concrete monument commemorating the Algerian War. The monument was opened on July 5, 1982, on the 20th anniversary of Algeria's independence. It is fashioned in the shape of three standing palm leaves, which shelter the "Eternal Flame" under it.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 9 Mar 2026
Boumediene15 · CC BY-SA 3.0