Tangier Things to Do

Mahzen means cellar. cistern. repository The Museum of Morocco art is situated in the cellar or cistern or repositories of the Prince.You can find some samples of Morocco art like mosaic tiles,carpets etc .I was expecting to see more important samples but I think that this was what they preserve after so many occupation.Darul Mahzen was build on 17 th century by the Sultan Molla Ismail.

Not very far from the Museum Malcolm Forbes, this charming this cafeteria offers a superb view on the Mediterranean Sea. There are several pavements in flower which receive the tourists came to dream a few seconds or hours. Paul Bowles came sometimes here to drink spearmint tea.

The multimillionaire and magnate of the press Malcolm Forbes (1919-1990) purchased the ancient palace of mendoub in 1970. In 1978, Forbes decided to assemble in this beautiful residence a collection of soldiers in plumb, begun at the time when he was a child. Nowadays this museum is relied to the city of Tanger and it counts more than 120 000 figurines reconstituting famous battles. We can admire from the garden the exceptional landscape of the straits of Gibraltar and the Spanish coasts.

Opened from Sunday to Saturday except Tuesday (9-13 / 15-18)
This ancient palace of the sultan was established under the kingdom of Moulay ismail and it knew different expansions through the next centuries. This palace has very beautiful apartments dressed in carved mosaic and plaster and it is decorated with a patio bordered by marble columns.
Nowadays the building shelters the museum of Moroccan Arts as well as an archaeological collection coming essentially from volubilis.

Acquired in 1821, this building is the most ancient foreign legation of the united States. The museum gather together documents relating to the American-Moroccan relations from 1976, memorable date for Morocco which was the first country in the world who recognised the independence of the new American state. There are exhibited here different collections: furniture, ancient doors, maps, pictures. In this place, the united forces prepared in 1942 the landing in North Africa.

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After our walk through the Kasbah, and the carpet and spice demonstrations, we got back on the bus and driven to a spot out of the city to where the camels were. For a fee ( one Euro ) you could get on the camel, ride around for a few minutes and have your picture taken. This was a fun part of the tour and of course Hans got on one. When the Camel stands up, it first uses its forelegs and you lurch backwards and then it uses its hind legs and then you lurch forward. Too funny!!
YAHOO!!! RIDE THOSE CAMELS

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We went to the fantasia show as it was one of the excursion offered on our cruise we had a good time and enjoyed this. We saw acrobats, fire eaters, belly dancers etc. It was good and we found it enjoyable although it would not be to everyones tastes. There were also camels and horse riders

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The Kasbah museum is located in a former Palace at Place de la Kasbah, the highest point of the city, at the northern end of the medina. The museum contains Moroccan arts with exhbitis such as traditional furniture, pottery and musical instruments.

The palace building itself is far more interesting than anything it contains. It was built by Moulay Ismail in the 17th century and the exhibits are on show in its various apartments and salons.

The entrance fee is 10 Dh, a standard charge for museums in Morocco.