Tangier Trips & Tours

An hour on the ferry from Spain, at the meeting point between two continents, Tangier couldn’t be less European if it tried. In fact, the coastal city doesn’t really fit into any box thanks in part to its colourful history, squabbled over by powerful European nations, and artful eccentricities that attracted everyone from Matisse to Mick Jagger. Today, elements of the heady decades remain but serve merely as a reminder as investment floods in and sophisticated boutiques and hotels outnumber dilapidated buildings. At the centre of it all is the Grand Socco, or Grand Square, the gateway between the old and new city, and the perfect starting point for a wander. Stroll past bookshops and havens of antiques to the old Art Deco cinema, the Kasbah museum, and the shady trees of the Mendoubia Gardens, before ending at the Petit Socco. Then, scoot down to the iconic Al Hafa Café for the sweetest mint tea overlooking the sapphire seas.