Kasbah Museum (Dar el-Makhzen)
Michelin Guide
Well worth the diversions
Civil and military monument
The Michelin Guide's review
This "Museum of Mediterranean Cultures" is housed in the former sultan's palace, founded during the reign of Moulay Ismail (1672-1727), shortly after the English were driven from Tangier (1684). It was considerably expanded in the mid-18C and twice more in the 19C. Be sure to see the Bayt al-Mal (Treasury), a masterpiece of elegance, the Dar al-Boukharil, the main courtyard, Riad as Sultan, a superb Arab-Andalusian garden, and, among other artefacts, the fine Roman mosaic The Voyage of Venus.
Location
Place de la KasbahTanger
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