Experts' Choice Award Medina of Tangier
What the experts agree on
Tangier's compact medina is a walkable maze of whitewashed alleys housing souks and local life, framed by 15th-century fortress walls. The winding streets rising from the old port pack most of the city's character and history into an easily navigable
“Sheltered behind its ramparts, the medina weaves its tangled little streets lined with white façades between souks and residences, stalls and emblematic buildings.”
– Michelin Guide
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"The medina, the top attraction of Tangier, is a labyrinth of alleyways both commercial and residential. It's contained by the walls of a 15th-century Portuguese fortress." Full review
Afar Magazine "Tangier is full of history...the port is a popular place for locals to take in the ocean views, but all the action takes place in the winding streets of the Old Medina." Full review
Afar Magazine "Tangier has a compact medina that's easy to navigate. From the old port, it inches up an incline through a series of whitewashed alleys. By Moroccan standards it's a relative youngster." Full review
