Pocket guide
Tangier طنجة
Where Africa meets Europe: legendary port city facing Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar.
Emergency
- 19 Police (in cities)
- 177 Gendarmerie (roads, countryside)
- 15 Ambulance & fire
- 112 From any mobile phone
Stadium
Ibn Batouta Stadium
about 75,000
South-east of Tangier city centre, about 10 km from the medina.
Weather in June–July
20–29 °C warm and pleasant, around 20–29°C (68–84°F). Can be windy (the 'chergui' or easterly 'levante' wind).
Don't miss
- Kasbah & Kasbah Museum (Dar el-Makhzen)
- Medina, Grand Socco & Petit Socco
- Caves of Hercules
- Cap Spartel
- Café Hafa Simple and cheap; come for the view and atmosphere, not for luxury.
- Perdicaris Park (Rmilat)
Eat
- Fresh fish
- Bissara
- Spanish-Moroccan mix
- Medina cafés
Buy
- Medina shops
- Fondouks
- Ensemble Artisanal
- Tanger City Mall & Ibn Batouta Mall
With kids
- Beaches
- Caves of Hercules
- Perdicaris Park
- Camel rides at Cap Spartel/Achakar
Getting around
Light blue-green 'petit taxis' with meters inside the city; city buses; the medina and kasbah are on foot. Ride-hailing apps are available.
Words to know
- Salam (alaikum) Hello
- Shukran Thank you
- La, shukran No, thank you
- Afak Please
- Iyeh / La Yes / No
- Wakha OK
- Bslama Goodbye
- Smeh li Excuse me / sorry
- Bshhal? How much?
- Ghali bezzaf Too expensive
Local tips
- Spanish is widely spoken in the north, often more than English.
- If you cross to Spain and back, make sure your Moroccan entry and Schengen rules allow it (multiple entries).