Strait of Gibraltar
Tangier, where Africa meets Europe.
A port city between two seas, with writers’ cafés, a whitewashed medina and a layered, cosmopolitan past.
About Tangier
What to know before you go.
Tangier sits on the Strait of Gibraltar, where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, and its position has shaped a long, cosmopolitan history, including the mid-20th-century International Zone that attracted artists and writers from around the world.
Today it is a fast-changing city with a restored waterfront, a high-speed rail link to Rabat and Casablanca and an old town that still feels like a village on the hill.
Don’t miss
Tangier highlights.
- 01
The Kasbah and medina
Whitewashed lanes, hilltop viewpoints and the Grand Socco at the door.
- 02
Café Hafa
A terraced tea garden looking out to the Strait, loved by writers and musicians.
- 03
Cap Spartel & Caves of Hercules
Where the Atlantic and Mediterranean meet, with sea caves nearby.
- 04
Modern waterfront
A revived marina and promenade on the bay.
Made to order
No ready-made route yet? Perfect.
Tangier isn’t part of one of the published itineraries, but Youssef regularly designs custom journeys. Tell him when you would like to go and he will build Tangier into a private route.
Your Morocco starts with a conversation
Ready to see Tangier?
Share your dates and ideas. Youssef will shape a private route around you.