The Medina and the great Souk of Tangier

The Medina of Tangier.

Like the vast majority of cities in Morocco, Tangier has a

Medina whose conservation is in excellent condition.

There we will find picturesque marketsWhere bargain with vendors in a custom perhaps unusual in the West but very necessary in Morocco, a large souk and a small souk.

However, it should also be noted that the area of ​​the Medina of Tangier has been quite changed in order to attract the international tourism. With shopping centers, places where crafts are not so present, but rather an aspect of a modern city for tourists more fearful of Moroccan traditions.

To the north of the medina is where we will find the markets of the big souk and little souk, full of vendors and craft stalls where the smells of traditional food, the faces of vendors working and the tourist lost in another culture are palpable from the first moment.

The Grand Souk is the real heart of the city, with cafes that surround its main arteries, streets full of snake charmers and colorful stalls, houses of different architectural styles. It is the old city meeting the new, the clash of two eras and the perfect way to start visiting a city steeped in history and color.


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  1.   tangerine said

    Another black point of the medina is the density of the inhabitants there are many inhabitants and that could destroy the architectural and environmental balance of the medina. We need to evict people from there to keep it.

  2.   lucia antos said

    I WAS IN TANGIER WITH MY SISTER ON JULY 24, 2012 I NEVER IMAGINED THAT PEOPLE WERE SO MISSED IN RAMADAN, OF FEAR THAT THEY GAVE US WE HAD TO COME THE NEXT DAY, WE DID NOT COME BEFORE AFRAID IT WAS MADE AT NIGHT. YOU KNOW WHAT WE FEAR. THAT PEOPLE MORE DISGUSTING AND CRAZY. I DON'T KNOW HOW THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE KING ALLOWS THAT LACK OF RESPECT.