Tangier Getting Around

Getting Around

Walking is perhaps the best way to see the relatively compact Tangier. Petit taxis are common, but if it is unmetered make sure you agree on a price first. Tangier is easy to very navigate around; the two main roads are Bolevard Mohamed V which runs from near the Medina through the ville nouvelle and Boulevard Mohamed VI (formerly Ave des FAR) which runs along from the beachfront from the port to Malabata. The Medina area is a complex array of alleyways some of which can only be accessed on foot. Mohamed V has a whole range of clothes shops, pharmacies and cafes as well as Hotel Flandria, Hotel Rembrandt. Hotel Minzah lies just off this road. Mohamed VI runs along the beach front where you will find numerous Hotels (Rif, Ramada, Sherezade, Solazure, Tariq, Movenpick), Bars, Discos, Restaurants and Cafes. Most hostels are situated on the roads heading uphill near the port area. Most locals in Tangier will be unfamiliar with what we call the "ville nouvelle". To help with agreeing fares and generally with navigating using taxis - the central main throughfare is simply known as the "Boulevard", the beach area as "Playa", the port as "Marsa", the medina as "souk barra", the hilly area to the west of Tangier with the Golf Course and Race Track as "California", the residential area heading towards the main road to Tetouan as "Idrissia", the thieves market as "Casa Barata". The new part of town just facing the Medina is full of interests as well. The Avenue d'Espagne / Avenue FAR (same street, different names) is easliy found, it goes east from the port along the shore. Higher up in the new city, you'll find the Belvedere near the Place the France and the big Boulevard Pasteur as central points. Rue de la Liberte leads you back to the Grand Socco. Petit Taxis are the best way to move around in the new city. You find them at the Grand Socco.