Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
B1
Petit Socco
(Souq Dakhel)
Officially named Pl Souq ad-Dakhil, this was once the most notorious cross-
roads of Tangier, the site of drug deals and all forms of prostitution. Today the facades are
freshly painted, tourists abound and it's a wonderful square for people-watching over a
mint tea.
SQUARE, PLAZA
Grande Mosquée
From the Petit Socco in the medina, Rue Jemaa el-Kebir leads east past this mosque,
which at one time housed a Portuguese church. A little further on you reach a scenic
lookout over the port.
MOSQUE
Tangier American Legation Museum
MUSEUM
( 0539 93 53 17;
www.legation.org
; 8 Rue D'Amerique; donations appreciated; 10am-1.30pm &
3-5pm Mon-Thu, 10am-noon & 3-5pm Fri)
This museum is a must-see: Morocco was one
of the first countries to recognise the fledgling United States, and this was the first piece
of American real estate abroad (look for the letter of thanks from George Washington to
Sultan Moulay Suleyman). It is also the only US National Historic Landmark on foreign
soil. The elegant five-storey mansion holds an impressive display of paintings that give a
view of the Tangerine past through the eyes of its artists, most notably the Scotsman
James McBey, whose hypnotic painting of his servant girl, Zohra, has been called the Mo-
roccan
Mona Lisa
. There is a well-stocked bookshop and a wing dedicated to Paul
Bowles.
Musée de la Fondation Lorin
MUSEUM
(
0539 93 03 06; fondationlorin@gmail.com; 44 Rue Touahine; donations appreciated;
11am-1pm &
This eclectic museum is housed in a former synagogue. Here
3.30-7.30pm Sun-Fri)
