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you will find an open two-storey room with an engaging collection of black-and-white
photographs of 19th- and 20th-century Tangier on the walls. Meanwhile there is likely a
children's theatre going on in the centre, as the museum doubles as a workshop for disad-
vantaged kids, bringing life to the static display.
Kasbah Museum
( 0539 93 20 97; Pl de la Kasbah; adult/child Dh10/3; 9-11.30am & 1.30-4pm Wed-Mon)
This mu-
seum is perfectly sited in Dar el-Makhzen, the former sultan's palace (where Portuguese
and British governors also lived). The focus is on the history of the area from prehistoric
times to the 19th century. Placards are in French and Arabic. Some highlights are pre-Ro-
man tools; a sculpture with scenes of a bacchanalian feast; some 16th-century jewellery;
an extraordinary floor mosaic from Volubilis; and a fascinating wall map of trade routes
past and present. Before you leave, don't miss the exotic
Sultan's Garden
off the main
courtyard, opposite the entrance. The museum is outside the medina - follow the perimet-
er all the way to the western end, to the highest part of the city, enter the Porte de la Kas-
bah, and follow the road to the museum.
MUSEUM
CHURCH
Old Spanish Church
(51 R as-Siaghin)
Mother Teresa's Missionaries of Charity, a handful of Indian, French and
Spanish nuns, work from the Old Spanish Church in the medina. They cope with heart-
breaking situations: street children, disadvantaged unmarried mothers, abused children,
marital violence, drugs and alcohol abuse.
Ville Nouvelle
With its Riviera architecture and colonial ambience, the area around Pl de France and
Blvd Pasteur still hints at the glamour of the 1930s. It's a popular place for an early even-
ing promenade, or a few hours sipping mint tea in one of the many streetside cafes - par-
ticularly the landmark Gran Café de Paris, whose retro facade is screaming to be captured
on canvas. Where is that Tangier expat Matisse when we need him?
