Tangier Trip Overview
On this Tangier Jewish Heritage Tour you will start your morning off visiting Tangier’s Jewish Sacred sites and then continue seeing the highlights of old Tangier. The synagogues, cemeteries, monuments and communal institutions of Tangier show how important the city has been to the Jewish community during the past centuries
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Duration: 4 to 6 hours
Starts: Tangier, Morocco
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco
On this Tangier Jewish Heritage Tour you will start your morning off visiting Tangier’s Jewish Sacred sites and then continue seeing the highlights of old Tangier. The synagogues, cemeteries, monuments and communal institutions of Tangier show how important the city has been to the Jewish community during the past centuries
Itinerary
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Stop At: Moise Nahon Synagogue, Rue de la Synagogue, Quartier Beni Ider, Tangier 90000 Morocco
Behind a non descript door, located on Rue Synagogue in Tangier is the Moshe Nahon Synagogue. This last remaining operating synagogue in Tangier is monumental and lavish, ranking among one of the most beautiful synagogues in Morocco
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Synagogue de Tanger, Tangier, Morocco
Chaar Rafael is one of the last surviving synagogues and remnants of Jewish Heritage in Tangier. Located on 27 Boulevard Pasteur in Tangier this Jewish owned villa was built in 1919, and it was converted to a synagogue in 1954 when the owner, Raphaël Bendriahm died.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tangier, Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
Tangier unprotected Jewish quarter : Historically unlike Morocco’s other Imperial cities, Tangier did not have a formal Jewish Mellah. Instead it had an unprotected Jewish quarter.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Hercules Cave, Cap Spartel, Tangier 90060 Morocco
Explore the Caves of Hercules (Grottos) and Cap Spartel, a majestic part of Tangier and one not often seen by those passing through.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jewish cemetery, HJGM+Q56, Tetouan, Morocco
The Jewish Cemetery in Tangier, referred to as the “old cemetery” has more then one-thousand graves, some of which date back to the 16th Century.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tangier, Tangier, Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima
In the late afternoon, take a break and experience Tangier’s cafe scene at the Cafe de Paris, a popular meeting place for Tangier residents, a former favorite of Paul Bowles and other famous foreigners
Duration: 1 hour
