Tangier travel guide: where to stay, what to do and where to eat in Tangier, Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco.
Best souvenirs
Authentic items worth bringing home.
Leather babouche slippers: MAD 60-150 (~$6.40-16)
Silver jewelry and Amazigh-style pieces: MAD 100-2,000 (~$11-213)
Woven blankets and Riffian textiles: MAD 150-500 (~$16-53)
Brass and copper lanterns: MAD 100-600 (~$11-64)
Hand-painted ceramics and tagines: MAD 40-400 (~$4.30-43)
Tangier-made perfume essences: MAD 50-600 (~$5.30-64)
Argan oil, spices and mint tea: MAD 30-200 (~$3.20-21)
Books, postcards and vintage Tangier photographs: MAD 5-200 (~$0.55-21)
Traditional markets
Where locals shop and travellers find treasures.
Grand Socco
Fresh produce, bread, flowers, olives and everyday goods
Where: Medina entrance
Hours: Daily about 7am-9pm; produce stalls busiest in the morning
Petit Socco and Medina Souks
Leather slippers, textiles, lanterns, ceramics and spices
Where: Medina
Hours: Daily about 9am-8pm; cafes open earlier and later
Rue es-Siaghine (Silversmiths' Street)
Silver and gold jewelry, antiques and souvenirs
Where: Medina, between the Grand Socco and the Petit Socco
Hours: Daily about 9:30am-7:30pm; many shops close Friday midday
Kasbah Quarter Shops and Galleries
Antiques, art galleries, design boutiques and vintage photographs
Where: Kasbah
Hours: Daily about 10am-7pm; some galleries closed Monday
Tangier Fish Market (Marche Central de Poissons)
Fresh fish and shellfish
Where: Port
Hours: Daily about 6am-1pm; busiest Monday to Saturday mornings
Casabarata Market
Second-hand goods, clothing, household items and a Sunday flea market
Where: Casabarata
Hours: Daily about 8am-6pm; busiest Sunday
Boulevard Pasteur and Rue de la Liberte
Fashion boutiques, bookshops, perfumers and patisseries
Where: Ville Nouvelle
Hours: Mon-Sat about 10am-8pm; many shops close Sunday
Madini Perfumery
Oriental perfume essences and oils
Where: Ville Nouvelle, Boulevard Pasteur
Hours: Mon-Sat about 9:30am-7:30pm (confirm locally)
Librairie des Colonnes
Books on Tangier and Morocco in French, English, Spanish and Arabic
Where: Ville Nouvelle, Boulevard Pasteur
Hours: Mon-Sat about 9:30am-1pm and 3:30pm-7:30pm (confirm locally)
Malls & modern shopping
Air-conditioned, international brands, and food courts.
Tanger City Mall
Hours: Daily about 10am-10pm
Socco Alto
Hours: Daily about 10am-10pm
Ibn Battouta Mall
Hours: Daily about 10am-10pm
Marjane Tanger Madina
Hours: Daily about 9am-10pm