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Location diagram without a base map: positions are approximate. The numbers refer to the list.

Outside the diagram: Perdicaris Park (Rmilat), Cape Spartel, Caves of Hercules, Achakar beach (Atlantic coast, west of the city).

16 places. The information on these pages is general: none of it has yet been checked on site by TangerLocal.

Kasbah and Kasbah MuseumIllustration (not a documentary image)
1 · Kasbah

Kasbah and Kasbah Museum

The fortified quarter at the top of the medina, with the former sultan's palace, now a museum, and a viewpoint over the Strait.

Monument & museum~1 h 30Free access · optional spending
Grand Socco (Place du 9 Avril 1947)Illustration (not a documentary image)
2 · Medina

Grand Socco (Place du 9 Avril 1947)

The large square linking the new town to the medina.

Square & street~20 minFree access
Petit Socco (Souk Dakhli)Illustration (not a documentary image)
3 · Medina

Petit Socco (Souk Dakhli)

The small square at the heart of the medina, lined with historic cafés.

Square & street~30 minFree access · optional spending
American LegationIllustration (not a documentary image)
4 · Medina

American Legation

A museum housed in the first American public property abroad, given in 1821.

Monument & museum~1 hPaid · sourced price
Café HafaIllustration (not a documentary image)
5 · Marshan

Café Hafa

Terraced seating facing the Strait, open since 1921.

Café & view~45 minPrice to be checked
Phoenician tombsIllustration (not a documentary image)
6 · Marshan

Phoenician tombs

Tombs cut into the rock on a headland facing the Strait.

Monument & museum~15 minFree access
Cinémathèque de Tanger (Cinema Rif)Illustration (not a documentary image)
7 · Medina

Cinémathèque de Tanger (Cinema Rif)

An art-house cinema and its café, in the former Cinema Rif on the Grand Socco.

Culture~45 minFree access · optional spending
Librairie des Colonnes (bookshop)Illustration (not a documentary image)
8 · New town

Librairie des Colonnes (bookshop)

The historic bookshop on Boulevard Pasteur, opened in 1949.

Culture~20 minFree access
Terrasse des ParesseuxIllustration (not a documentary image)
9 · New town

Terrasse des Paresseux

A viewpoint on Boulevard Pasteur, with old cannons pointing towards the port.

Square & street~10 minFree access
Corniche and municipal beachIllustration (not a documentary image)
10 · Bay & port

Corniche and municipal beach

The long seafront promenade along the Bay of Tangier.

Nature & beach~1 hFree access
Tanger Ville port and marinaIllustration (not a documentary image)
11 · Bay & port

Tanger Ville port and marina

The city-centre port, where the ferries from Tarifa arrive, extended by a marina.

Square & street~30 minFree access
Gran Teatro CervantesIllustration (not a documentary image)
12 · New town

Gran Teatro Cervantes

A theatre opened in 1913, a reminder of the Spanish presence in Tangier.

Monument & museum~10 minFree access
Perdicaris Park (Rmilat)Illustration (not a documentary image)
Cape Spartel & Atlantic coast

Perdicaris Park (Rmilat)

A pine and eucalyptus forest above the sea, on the road to Cape Spartel.

Nature & beach~1 hFree access
Cape SpartelIllustration (not a documentary image)
Cape Spartel & Atlantic coast

Cape Spartel

The 1864 lighthouse at the entrance to the Strait, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean.

Nature & beach~45 minFree access
Caves of HerculesIllustration (not a documentary image)
Cape Spartel & Atlantic coast

Caves of Hercules

Caves opening onto the ocean through a gap whose shape recalls the map of Africa.

Nature & beach~45 minPaid · sourced price
Achakar beachIllustration (not a documentary image)
Cape Spartel & Atlantic coast

Achakar beach

A large Atlantic beach near the Caves of Hercules.

Nature & beach~1 h 30Free access
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