Travelling Tangier
Before You Travel
Tangier
With its souks, traditional Moroccan cuisine and many historical and cultural attractions, it's the perfect destination for your Moroccan holiday. Tangier, also known as the White City, revolves around its state-of-the-art import and export port and you are sure to see many millionaire yachts on this stretch of Moroccan coastline where the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean meet.
Many famous writers like Paul Bowles and William Burroughs visited Tangier and even called it their home. Tangier was also the world's first, and therefore famous, gay resort - a role it maintains to a lesser degree today. The city is very popular with tourists and Moroccan holiday makers as it has beautiful beaches to entertain them. This beautiful city is energetic, very likeable, extremely individual and has an enduring charm.
Things to See & Do
** The beaches
The beaches are a big attraction in Tangier with people enjoying camel rides, windsurfing, acrobatics and football. The beaches here have a number of beach bars that are only open in the summer. Most of the beaches offer showers, deck chairs, food and drink and some provide cabarets at night.
** Place de France
Place de France is a small French-looking square right in the middle of the Ville Nouvelle with many friendly, inviting street cafés.
** The Grand Socco
Visit the Grand Socco Market Square with its good street cafés and absorb the city life. The market sells everything including arts and crafts, fruit and vegetables and an assortment of trinkets.
** The Mendoubia Gardens
Enjoy the inviting shade that surrounds the Grand Socco Square in the midsummer afternoons. This garden contains a fascinating banyan tree that's over 800 years old.
** The Caves of Hercules
The Caves of Hercules are situated 14km west of Tangier in the Cap Spartel area. It is a place of great beauty and archeological significance.
Tangier Tours
