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Tangier
City in and capital of Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco

Tangier

Tangier, also called Tangiers, is a city in northwestern Morocco, on the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

Plan a trip to Tangier→From Tétouan

The city is the capital of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region, as well as the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture of Morocco.

Get in

Getting to Tangier

Tangier receives flights from the largest cities in Western Europe and Morocco, most of them operated by budget carriers like RyanAir and AirArabia.

  1. 01
    Tangier-Ibn Battouta Airport
  2. 02
    Tanger-Ville
  3. 03
    CTM Bus Station

    La Rocade 9 (3km S from Tanger Ville Railway Station),.

  4. 04
    Gare
See

Worth seeing

Tangier is a city where there are rather few individual sights. Instead, the whole city can be considered one single big sight. Take a simple walk along the beach (Ave Mohamed VI) to enjoy what the city is famed for. In the 1 port you can see fishing boats bringing in fresh fish everyday. There are also restaurants serving very fresh fish.

Do

Things to do

Walk around the city. Get happily lost in the medina, which is most active in evening and night. Alternatively walk along Boulevard Pasteur with its view to the sea from Terrasse des Paresseux or the beachfront Avenue Mohammed VI and in the port area and look at the fishermen bringing in their catch. When walking around, there are plenty of opportunities for shopping, described in the next section.

  1. 01
    Mnar Park

    Aquatic park with a tremendous view of the coast.

  2. 02
    Ibn Batouta Stadium
Eat

Where to eat

There are restaurants serving most major cuisines in Tangier. Though while you're here, why not try out the specialties of Maghreb; different types of tagines (stews) and couscous as well as mint tea? In the morning a "locals" cafe will give you a cafe au lait for 5 dirham.

  1. 01
    Restaurant Darna
  2. 02
    Restaurant Ahlen

    Moroccan cuisine served in a modest restaurant, a popular suggestion of several nearby accommodations.

  3. 03
    Abou Tayssir

    11 Rue d'Italie.

  4. 04
    Chez Hassan Bab Kasbah

    8 Rue de la Kasbah.

  5. 05
    Riad Al Andalous Restaurant

    Riad, Rue de la Kasbah.

How locals move

Getting around Tangier the local way

  • Get inThere are two ferry lines from Spain: Tarifa–Tangier and Algeciras–Tangier Med.
  • Get inIf travelling as a foot passenger from Algeciras to Tangier, it is usually more convenient to take a connecting bus to Tarifa (see below) and then a ferry from there to Tangier Ville port rather than a direct ferry from Algeciras to Tangier Med port, which is miles away from Tangier.
  • Get inAt that time there is reportedly even a risk that you don't get on the ferry you've reserved a ticket for, but have to wait for a later one.
  • Get inFerries from Algeciras with Tangier as their destination do not sail to the port in Tangier city, but instead to the about 40 km further east, which requires an additional 45–60 minutes ride.
  • Get inYou can come by car by ferry from Algeciras and Tarifa in Spain or through the Spanish enclave of Ceuta (reached by ferry from Algeciras and ports in Spain).
  • Get inThe ferry crossing varies from 1 hour to 3 hours.
  • Go nextThe road there passes Jbel Musa which in antiquity was known as one of the Pillars of Hercules (the other one was the Rock of Gibraltar) Mainland Spain — You can buy train, bus and ferry tickets at the stations and ports listed above, although you may find it easier to purchase ferry tickets from travel agents rather than face the gauntlet of touts at the port.
  • Go nextIf you plan on leaving by ferry, it is important to note that the ferries from Tanger Med to Algeciras often do not follow a set schedule, and departure times can change even within a day of having purchased tickets.

From Wikivoyage: Tangier, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons.