Tangier

Morocco

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Tangier Restaurants

Cheap (23)

L'Italienne

A bakery in the new city offering delicious Moroccan pastillas, olive or date bread and a panoply of cookies. read more
Affordable (19)

Le Nabab

With three cosy rooms and soft lighting, relax in the Kasbah with a beef and prune or chicken and apricot tagine. read more
Good quality (15)

Le Tamarin

Eat refined Senegalese cuisine on a balcony overlooking the Mediterranean. Try the hibiscus juice or onion and chilli chicken�yassa. Reservations recommended. read more

Tangier Nightlife

Chilled (17)

Le Coeur de Tanger

This bar decorated with animal wall-hangings is pleasant in warm weather. Alcoholic drinks are served on the balcony overlooking the city centre and a tapas menu is available till 11.30pm. read more
Live Music (14)

Chellah Beach (El Carabo)

Jazz and salsa get the dinner crowd dancing at the classiest spot on the Corniche. Weekly open mics and salsa lessons encourage blossoming talent and new dance moves. read more
Clubbing (18)

Tangerinn

Popular with a young Moroccan and Spanish ex-pat crowd, this smoky den and the Muniria Pension above it hosted William S Burroughs during his Naked Lunch days. read more

This Month in Tangier (March):

By Melody Nelson

Shopping: Spend a weekend day in Tetouan perusing the flea markets and you'll find the equivalent of pirate treasure - brass clocks and porcelain from the Spanish period or antique Moroccan objects you can't find in Tangier.

Sightseeing: The 16th Annual International Mediterranean Film Festival of Tetouan brings rare films to Tetouan's beautiful vintage cinemas from 10 March (festivaltetouan.org).

Key areas: Visit the Cave of Hercules, where he is said to have rested after separating the European and African continents. The tour guides will have you convinced. Then sup tea at the fancy Mirage Hotel or snack at a no-nonsense fish stand on the cliff.

Day trips: Douar Dalia is a small town along the Mediterranean coast just past Ksar Sghir, a popular beach with a ruined castle. Here you'll find more privacy and a great Senegalese restaurant. A brilliant trip and only about an hour away by white taxi.

Tangier News & Gossip

Tanja Latina Festival, Tangier

5-7 NOV
TANGIER

Featuring the heart-thumping rhythms of Latin American salsas, Argentinean tangos and Cuban rumbas, Tangier's second annual Tanja Latina festival perfectly complements Morocco's balmy autumn. Featuring a host of international musicians and dancers from across the Latin-influenced world, the event will take over some of the city's most emblematic venues, presenting a number of opportunities to unpack your dancing shoes. With Flamenco-inspired sounds from the Alzy Trio, the Rio carnival reincarnated with Viva Brazil! and the hypnotic rhythms of Z�ng�o's percussionists filling the North African air, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd flown across the Atlantic by accident.

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Tangier Trivia

March: During Tangier's International Zone period (1923-1956) 13 consuls were based in the small city, with France, Spain, Britain and Italy being the main four. No wonder the place was full of spies and bandits!
February: The Grand Socco is also known as Place du 9 Avril, for it was there and on that date that King Mohamed V gave a speech that would lead to Moroccan independence.
January: A useful Moroccan expression will help dispel any miscommunication: "Dounia henya, sma safia, rbi kbir" translates literally as "the world is good, the sky is clear and God is great". Try it if any haggling goes wrong!