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Grande Mosquée

A large mosque built in the 17th century, with its minaret rising above the city walls towards the sea. It's not the first place of worship on that place, before the mosque there has been a cathedral and a Roman temple.

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Restaurant Ahlen
Moroccan cuisine served in a modest restaurant, a popular suggestion of several nearby accommodations.
50 to 90 dirham for a decent tagine or couscous, with bread, olives, cheese, and tea included
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Petit souq
The "small market" was at one point one of the greatest market places in Morocco. In the early 20th century which was the heyday of the city, wealthy people settled in the area around petit souq, and with them came cafés, hotels and casinos but also offices of banks and other offices. These times are over, and many businesses have relocated to newer parts of the city but it can still be considered the heart of the medina, if mainly for tourists nowadays.
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Church of the Immaculate Conception
Built by the Spanish in the 1870s in modernist style, this is the main place of worship for Tangier's Christian community.
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The American Legation Museum (TALM)
Cultural center, museum, conference center and library in the heart of the old medina is housed in the only historic landmark of the United States located abroad. The museum exhibits a large collection of art and historical items. It also has a Paul Bowles Wing dedicated to the writer and composer who lived most of his adult life in Tangier. (Morocco was the first country to recognize the United States, in December 1777 with the hope of promoting commerce with the new republic. This act by the Moroccan sultan was the first public recognition of the U.S. by a head of state.).
20 dirham