The Kasbah is a former fortress on the hill overlooking Tangier's Medina, which it was built to protect. Its honey-colored walls can be entered through one of several gates.

Inside is a place of cobbled alleys, blue and white houses, cafés and craft shops. The highest point is Place de la Kasbah, from where you can see out over the Medina and across to the Strait of Gibraltar.

The 17th-century Dar el Makhzen (“Sultan's Palace”) is now the Kasbah Museum of Mediterranean Cultures. Part archaeological collection, part ethnographic display, it's as much worth a visit for the opulent building itself.