{"id":74101,"date":"2022-07-06T16:42:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T14:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/visitanddo_1790.test\/?p=74101"},"modified":"2026-09-30T22:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:37:05","slug":"what-see-in-tetuan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/what-see-in-tetuan\/","title":{"rendered":"What to see in Tetouan in one day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"product\"><div class=\"product\">\n<p><strong>Tetuan<\/strong> is \u00abthe White Dove\u00bb: 300,000 inhabitants at the foot of the Rif Mountains, in the Martil River valley, and <strong>the Moroccan city with the strongest Spanish influence<\/strong> of all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Its <strong>Medina has been a World Heritage Site since 1997<\/strong> and you\u2019ll see in a day. Here are the <strong>ten places<\/strong>, lined up to be chained together on foot.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Why is T\u00e9touan so Spanish?<\/h2>\n<p>It is neither a coincidence nor a clich\u00e9: <strong>The city was re-founded by a man from Granada<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sidi Ali Al-Mandari<\/strong>, born in Granada around <strong>1440<\/strong> and from Boabdil\u2019s faction, he fled here following the conquest and rebuilt the city in the <strong>15th century<\/strong> along with the expelled Andalusians. He is regarded as its founder, and that is where the nickname <strong>\u00abthe daughter of Granada\u00bb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Four centuries later, between <strong>1913 and 1956<\/strong>, was <strong>capital of the Spanish Protectorate<\/strong>. That is why, even today, there are still shopkeepers who serve you in Spanish and restaurant menus in Spanish.<\/p>\n\n<h2>The ten places<\/h2>\n\n<h3>1. The medina<\/h3>\n<p>The reason for UNESCO\u2019s statement. It is <strong>one of the least altered medinas in North Africa<\/strong>: its Andalusian layout has hardly changed, with white alleyways, latticework and covered passageways.<\/p>\n<p>It is walled and you enter through its gates, the <strong>bab<\/strong>. You can find them all at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/las-8-puertas-de-la-medina-de-tetuan\/\">the 8 gates of the medina of Tetouan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The advice:<\/strong> Don\u2019t try to follow a map. Get lost and find your way out however you can.<\/p>\n\n<h3>2. The souks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Stalls in the souk in the medina of Tetouan\" class=\"wp-image-74099\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/DSC00900-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The souks of the medina, organised by trade.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The medina is divided into two parts, and it\u2019s worth bearing this in mind:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Entering via Bab Tut<\/strong>, the area of the <strong>food market<\/strong>, with spices, fruit and meat. The centrepiece is the <strong>Trankat Street<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Along Terrafin Street<\/strong>, the <strong>artisan quarter<\/strong>, where you can watch leather being worked, rugs being woven and jewellery being made live.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>On haggling:<\/strong> Ask about the price, offer less than you\u2019re prepared to pay, and take your time before making a decision. And if you\u2019re not going to buy, don\u2019t even start. You can find more tips at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/travel-to-morocco-from-spain\/\">how to travel to Morocco from Spain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>3. The food market<\/h3>\n<p>Spread over several floors. On the ground floor, the <strong>round stone tables where fish is sold<\/strong> from the Mediterranean; upstairs, a grocery shop, a textile shop and even a florist\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the place where you can see the city in action, not the city as it appears to visitors.<\/p>\n\n<h3>4. The Tanners\u2019 Quarter<\/h3>\n<p>The hides are still being tanned here <strong>in bathtubs set into the floor<\/strong>, just as it has been for centuries. The smell is strong, but the process explains where the bags, slippers and rugs in the souks come from.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And here\u2019s a figure that gives an idea of what is being lost:<\/strong> where there were once <strong>more than a hundred craftspeople<\/strong>, there are now <strong>barely four active tanners<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<h3>5. The Kasbah<\/h3>\n<p>The ancient defensive citadel, situated in the upper part of the medina, from which the valley was kept under watch. Built by the <strong>Merinis<\/strong>, blending Andalusian and Moroccan architecture.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Go for the views:<\/strong> From up here, you can see the sea of white rooftops with the Rif in the background. It\u2019s the best panoramic view of the city.<\/p>\n\n<h3>6. Bab El Okla and the Ethnographic Museum<\/h3>\n<p>One of the best-known gates in the city walls, and <strong>right next door, the Ethnographic Museum<\/strong>, housed in an old fortification.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The information required:<\/strong> <strong>closed on Tuesdays<\/strong>, opens from <strong>10.00 to 18.00<\/strong> the rest of the week and it\u2019s hard <strong>30 dirhams<\/strong>, about three euros. It costs <strong>garden and terrace with views<\/strong> to the city and the mountains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It\u2019s well worth a visit and hardly anyone goes in.<\/strong> The staff themselves often accompany you and explain the collection to you: costumes, musical instruments, traditional crafts and the city\u2019s Al-Andalus history.<\/p>\n\n<h3>7. The Great Mosque<\/h3>\n<p>The main mosque, whose minaret shapes the skyline of the medina and sets the rhythm of the day with the call to prayer. <strong>The interior is not open to visitors<\/strong> For non-Muslims, it\u2019s still well worth a visit for its tiled decoration and the entrance portal.<\/p>\n\n<h3>8. The Jewish Quarter<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>mellah<\/strong>, where a significant Sephardic community lived for centuries. Its streets are <strong>straighter and with iron balconies<\/strong>, and the contrast with the layout of the rest of the medina is striking.<\/p>\n<p>Nearby is the <strong>Jewish cemetery<\/strong>, one of the largest in Morocco, with more than <strong>20,000 graves<\/strong> arranged in terraces, some of the <strong>15th century<\/strong>. Many <strong>they bear no inscription<\/strong>: identification was left to the family\u2019s recollection.<\/p>\n\n<h3>9. The Spanish Expansion<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/el-tiempo-entre-costuras-tetuan-10.jpg\" alt=\"Moulay El Mehdi Square in the Spanish Quarter of Tetouan\" class=\"wp-image-74100\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/el-tiempo-entre-costuras-tetuan-10.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/el-tiempo-entre-costuras-tetuan-10-600x302.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/el-tiempo-entre-costuras-tetuan-10-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/el-tiempo-entre-costuras-tetuan-10-18x9.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Moulay El Mehdi Square, formerly Primo de Rivera Square.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You leave the medina and find yourself in a different century and on a different continent: wide avenues, white fa\u00e7ades and airy buildings <strong>Art Deco<\/strong> built during the Protectorate.<\/p>\n<p>Its centre is the <strong>Moulay El Mehdi Square<\/strong>, which everyone still calls <strong>Primo Square<\/strong>: circular, with a fountain and the <strong>Church of Our Lady of Victories<\/strong> presiding over it. It is from this that the <strong>Mohammed V Avenue<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It was filmed here <em>Time Between Stitches<\/em><\/strong>, the series based on the novel by Mar\u00eda Due\u00f1as, which is set in Tetu\u00e1n during the Protectorate. If you\u2019ve seen it, you\u2019ll recognise the square.<\/p>\n\n<h3>10. Hassan II Square and the Royal Palace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-1024x575.jpg\" alt=\"The Royal Palace of Tetouan in Hassan II Square\" class=\"wp-image-72444\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Excursion-a-marruecos.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Royal Palace dominates Hassan II Square, formerly known as the Feddan.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The square serves as <strong>a link between the old town and the new town<\/strong>. It is traditionally known as <strong>the feddan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is chaired by the <strong>Royal Palace<\/strong>, built around <strong>1740<\/strong> as the governor\u2019s palace. During the Protectorate, it housed the <strong>Khalifa<\/strong>, the Sultan\u2019s representative, and the Spanish High Commissioner. <strong>Not open to visitors<\/strong>, and much of the square is cordoned off for security reasons, but the fa\u00e7ade with its bronze doors is one of the most photographed sights, especially when it is lit up.<\/p>\n<p>Next to it lies the <strong>Feddan Park<\/strong>, with a caf\u00e9, a children\u2019s play area and plenty of shade. It\u2019s the perfect spot to sit and have a cup of tea before heading back.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Where to eat<\/h2>\n<p>Tetouan cuisine blends Moroccan and Andalusian influences: <strong>tajines<\/strong> lamb or chicken with plums, <strong>couscous<\/strong> \u2014traditionally <strong>on Fridays<\/strong>, a holy day\u2014, kebabs, pastela and <strong>harira<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Bouhlal Palace<\/strong>, an old riad right in the heart of the medina, is where groups usually have their meals: it operates on <strong>set menu<\/strong> and sometimes with live music. It\u2019s fine as a stopgap, although if you\u2019re on your own <strong>In the medina, there are smaller options that offer better value for money<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two tips:<\/strong> Choose places where there are people and have a drink <strong>bottled water<\/strong>. And it leaves room for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/en\/sweets-arabes-artisan-crafts-from-morocco\/\">Moroccan sweets<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/bebidas-tipicas-de-marruecos\/\">mint tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>How to get there<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Tetouan is 60 kilometres east of Tangier<\/strong>, about an hour\u2019s drive away. And just ten minutes from the sea, in <strong>Martil<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>By ferry to Tangier<\/strong>, from <strong>Tarifa<\/strong> \u2014get to Tangier City, in the centre\u2014 or from <strong>Algeciras<\/strong>, which arrives at Tangier Med, 45 km away. Then it\u2019s by road.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Along the Ceuta border<\/strong>, which is the land route.<\/li>\n<li><strong>On an organised excursion<\/strong>, which takes care of crossing the border, border formalities and transfers \u2013 the most tedious part of the journey.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everything about the crossing, at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/que-ver-en-tanger-en-3-dias\/\">What to see in Tangier<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Travelling during Ramadan<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ramadan in 2027 is expected to run from 8 February to 9 March<\/strong>. The dates depend on moon sightings, so they are confirmed shortly beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can travel without any problems<\/strong>, but it changes the pace of the city:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shops open later<\/strong> and they close in the early afternoon, only to reopen in the evening.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Many local restaurants close during fasting hours<\/strong> and they open at dusk, when the sun sets <strong>harira<\/strong> and the dates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>It\u2019s hard to find alcohol<\/strong>: Supermarkets have suspended sales.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monuments are reducing their opening hours<\/strong>: It is best to confirm this on the same day.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Out of respect, please avoid eating, drinking or smoking in the street<\/strong> during the day. As long as you\u2019re with your guide, there\u2019s no problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The trade-off:<\/strong> Evenings are the best time of year in the medinas, with the streets bustling until late and an atmosphere you don\u2019t see at any other time of year.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions before you go, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/?p=9534\">Is it safe to travel to Morocco?<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Trips to Tetouan<\/h2>\n<p>We are a local operator based in M\u00e1laga with over 50 years\u2019 experience organising trips around Andalusia and northern Morocco. The day trip crosses the Strait and includes a local guide and a Moroccan meal with traditional entertainment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>To continue north, you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/ciudades-azules-de-marruecos\/\">the blue cities<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/que-comprar-en-tanger\/\">what to buy<\/a>. The entire destination, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitanddo.com\/marruecos\/\">The Morocco Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<h2>Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n<h3>What to see in T\u00e9touan in a day?<\/h3>\n<p>The World Heritage-listed medina, the souks divided into food and craft sections, the wholesale market, the tanners\u2019 quarter, the Kasbah for its views, the Bab El Okla gate with its Ethnographic Museum, the Great Mosque, the Jewish quarter, the Spanish Expansion with Moulay El Mehdi Square and Hassan II Square with the Royal Palace. It makes sense to spend the morning in the medina and the afternoon in the Ensanche.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Why does Tetouan have such a strong Spanish influence?<\/h3>\n<p>For two reasons separated by four centuries. The city was refounded in the 15th century by Sidi Ali Al-Mandari, a man from Granada born around 1440 who arrived there as a refugee following the conquest, alongside the expelled Andalusians. And between 1913 and 1956, Tetouan was the capital of the Spanish Protectorate, which is where the \u2018Ensanche\u2019 district, the Castilian Spanish still spoken in shops, and many restaurant menus in Spanish come from.<\/p>\n\n<h3>When is Ramadan, and is it possible to travel?<\/h3>\n<p>The 2027 event is expected to run from 8 February to 9 March, although the dates depend on lunar observations. You can travel without any problems, but shops open later, many local restaurants close during fasting hours and tourist attractions have reduced opening hours. Out of respect, it is advisable to avoid eating, drinking or smoking in the street during the day.<\/p>\n\n<h3>How much does it cost to visit the Tetouan Ethnographic Museum?<\/h3>\n<p>Around 30 dirhams, about three euros. It\u2019s next to the Bab El Okla gate; it\u2019s closed on Tuesdays and open from 10.00 to 18.00 the rest of the week. It has a garden and a terrace with views of the medina and the Rif Mountains, and the staff usually guide visitors through the collection of traditional costumes, instruments and crafts, providing explanations along the way.<\/p>\n\n<h3>How do you get to Tetouan from Spain?<\/h3>\n<p>Cross the Strait by ferry to Tangier and continue 60 kilometres east by road, a journey of around an hour. From Tarifa, you reach Tangier City, right in the centre, and from Algeciras, you reach Tangier Med, 45 kilometres away. The other route is via the land border at Ceuta. For a day trip, the most convenient option is an organised tour, which handles the crossing, border formalities and transfers.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Was *El tiempo entre costuras* filmed in Tetu\u00e1n?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes. 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