Tangier
Where Africa looks at Europe across fourteen kilometres of water. A century of writers and spies passed through, and the medina still feels like it.
Tangier in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Tangier
Where to stay in Tangier
Tangier in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Tangier
The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIMS), is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco, that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. It was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark in a foreign country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km west of Tangier. It is the northwesternmost point of the African continent. Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Grand Socco, officially the Place du 9 Avril 1947, is a historic quasi-circular roundabout square separating the old medina from newer developments in downtown Tangier, Morocco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Apr 2025
Chris Yunker · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Kasbah Mosque is a mosque in Tangier, Morocco, and the main mosque of the historic royal citadel (kasbah) in the old city (medina) of Tangier. It dates to the late 17th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Pep Pérez Castelló · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Kasbah Palace, also known as Dar al-Makhzen, Sultan's Palace or Governor's Palace and formerly as the Sharifian Palace, is a historical building and museum in the Kasbah or citadel of Tangier, Morocco. Its site has long been the main seat of political power in Tangier.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jun 2026
Yamen · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Tangier American Legation, officially the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIMS), is a building in the medina of Tangier, Morocco, that formerly housed the United States diplomatic mission to Morocco. It was the first American public property abroad and is the only U.S. National Historic Landmark in a foreign country.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Aug 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cape Spartel is a promontory in Morocco about 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level at the entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar, 12 km west of Tangier. It is the northwesternmost point of the African continent. Below the cape are the Caves of Hercules.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 6 Jul 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Caves of Hercules is an archaeological cave complex located in Cape Spartel, Morocco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 29 Jun 2026
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Grand Socco, officially the Place du 9 Avril 1947, is a historic quasi-circular roundabout square separating the old medina from newer developments in downtown Tangier, Morocco.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Apr 2025
Chris Yunker · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Kasbah Mosque is a mosque in Tangier, Morocco, and the main mosque of the historic royal citadel (kasbah) in the old city (medina) of Tangier. It dates to the late 17th century.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Jul 2026
Pep Pérez Castelló · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Kasbah Palace, also known as Dar al-Makhzen, Sultan's Palace or Governor's Palace and formerly as the Sharifian Palace, is a historical building and museum in the Kasbah or citadel of Tangier, Morocco. Its site has long been the main seat of political power in Tangier.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 17 Jun 2026
Yamen · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Tangier: May or Jun or Sep or Oct
Warm days, cold desert nights, no summer furnace.
Guides about Tangier
Three days in Marrakech with the Majorelle ticket tiers, the taxe de sejour collected in cash, and the phrase that gets a petit taxi to use its meter.
Yasmine Belkacem · 3 Sep 2026
March to May and September to November for the cities. Why July is brutal inland and perfect on the coast, and what Ramadan actually changes.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026
The Sahara is not a day trip from Marrakech and half the tours sell it as one. Six trips that work, the drive times, and what the desert actually needs.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026
Morocco has two good months and most first trips try to do too much of it. The route that works, what the desert actually costs in days, and the hassle rule.
Yasmine Belkacem · 2 Sep 2026