SHOPPING IN TANGIER

The proximity, the original products, the feel of travel... It is not difficult to see why many residentials at the Spanish coast often go to Tangier for a day of shopping.

Tangier is a bit of fresh air.

WHERE?

Start at the Place de la France, and from there take walk past Hotel El Minzah and descend down to the Souk.

SPECIAL SMALL GIFTS

- Perfume in antique bottles
- Small pieces of natural soap
- Berber beauty products
- Natural tea herbs or leaves


Do not miss the perfumerie on the Place des Paresseux opposite Hotel El Minzah!!

Nor the tea room right above it! Both places bring you right back to the 1950's.

And a third highlight is the tiny jewellers alley when the night falls. You find this alley on your right hand side when just having walked into the Souk from the main entrance.

ADDED VALUE

However catching up very quickly... the average person in northern Morocco still has an ecological footprint that is far smaller than in southern Spain.

No bag of salad is flown over from Kenya, nor did any of the majority of products come from further than the local ateliers or the nearby fields.

Secondly, you support an economy that can still need support.

AND THE MEN GO TO...?

A hairdresser. A lot cheaper here than on the Costa del Sol.

Or why not discover one of the furniture outlets out of the souks, in the alleys of the upper Medina?

Also, for someone coming from the Costa del Sol, it is quite a discovery to see bookshops! And good ones for that matter, for lovers of literature that love to browse through old master pieces.

 

 

STARTING POINT

From the Ferry Port, take a 'Petit Taxi' and ask for Le Boulevard, or Hotel El Minzah.

Now you are at the 'Terrace of the Lazy' which is the ideal starting or meeting point for any trip to Tangier.


TIME SCHEDULE

Ferries arrive all day long, and the last ferry usually leaves around 10 pm. A good idea is to arrive in the beginning of the afternoon, and to leave early in the evening.

You can do the whole circle of Tangier centre (new town, medina, souk) in one hour.

Depending on how much shopping and tea rooms you intend to do, we suggest to plan at least 3 to 5 hours.

TAXI?


A taxi to start, and walking back. Take the taxi to the Place de France in the new town, and then organise your itinerary in such a way that you slowly walk back to the Ferry Port.

You can do so by, behind Hotel El Minzah, take the stairs down to the Small Souk, from there into the Souk, the Kasbah, and you will already see the ferry port again. But take it easy. This whole walk does not take longer than an hour.

There is no shortage of taxis, nowhere.

WHICH TAXI?


As anywhere else in Morocco, you will see two types of taxis: a Petit Taxi is a small blue taxi that will take you anywhere within city limits.

The Grand Taxi is usually an old mercedes that can take you anywhere, also to other cities.