Tetouan
Places to discover in Tetouan
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Archaeological Museum of Tétouan
Centre-ville, Tetouan
Opened in 1940 near the medina and the Royal Palace, the museum shows finds from excavations in northern Morocco: prehistoric, Roman and Islamic objects, including five 2nd-century mosaics from Lixus.
- Opening hours 10:00–18:00, closed Tue
- Entry 10 MAD
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.
Bab El Oqla Museum
Médina (Bab El Oqla), Tetouan
A museum founded in 1928 and housed since 1948 in a fortress built around 1830–1831 for sultan Moulay Abderrahmane, with a courtyard garden, two exhibition spaces and a terrace café…
- Opening hours 10:00–18:00, closed Tue
- Entry 20 MAD
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.
Cabo Negro (day trip)
Cabo Negro, Tetouan · Day trip
A coastal resort with a golf course, north of Martil.
- Entry Free
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Chefchaouen and its Qasba (day trip)
Chefchaouen (environ 45 km), Tetouan · Day trip
A day in the blue-and-white medina of Chefchaouen, founded in 1471, around its Qasba: the fortress of emir Ali ben Rached with a residence, a small mosque, a garden and…
- Opening hours Every day 09:00–17:00
- Entry 30–80 MAD depending on the fare
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.
Dar Sanaa – School of Traditional Arts and Crafts
Médina (Bab El Oqla), Tetouan
A school founded in 1919 under the Spanish protectorate, opposite Bab El Oqla, where students learn traditional crafts, some of them endangered; its Andalusian-style building shows historic craft objects and…
- Opening hours Every day 09:00–17:00
- Entry 30–60 MAD depending on the fare
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.
Ensanche (Spanish-era quarter)
Ensanche, Tetouan
The district built west of the medina during the Spanish protectorate (1913–1956), locally called "Chanti", with its early 20th-century architecture, Place Moulay El Mehdi and the church of Our Lady…
- Entry Free
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Martil beach (day trip)
Martil (environ 10 km), Tetouan · Day trip
The nearest beach to Tétouan, in the Mediterranean town of Martil at the mouth of the Martil river, northeast of the city.
- Entry Free
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.
Mechouar Square (Royal Palace)
Médina (entrée), Tetouan
The public square in front of the Royal Palace, formerly called al-Feddan, just outside one of the entrances to the old medina; the palace itself is not visited.
- Entry Free
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Medina of Tétouan
Médina, Tetouan
One of the smallest medinas of Morocco but considered the most complete, rebuilt by refugees from al-Andalus after the Reconquest, with a strong Andalusian influence; a wall of about 5…
- Entry Free
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Tamuda archaeological site
Tamuda (5 km), Tetouan
Remains of a Mauretanian town and of the Roman military camp built on its ruins, in use until the 5th century AD, 5 km southwest of Tétouan; open to the…
- Opening hours Every day 09:00–17:00
- Entry 30–80 MAD depending on the fare
Checked on 2026-10-20. Confirm on site before you go.