Only in Tangier
A Guide to Unique Locations, Hidden Corners and Unusual Objects
ISBN-13: 978-3-9505392-6-4
Author: Duncan JD Smith
Publisher: The Urban Explorer
Edition: 1
Specification: Paperback, 120 pages, 56 colour photos & two fold-out maps, 13.5 x 21cm
Prices: £ 10.95, € 12.90, US$ 16.00, CDN$ 22.00
Published October 2025! Discover Tangier’s ancient walled medina, bustling New Town, and little-known suburbs with this explorer’s guidebook to Morocco’s international port city.
I’ve read quite a few chapters in your book and it’s really excellent!
Richard Hamilton, author of “Tangier: From the Romans to the Rolling Stones”

- A ground-breaking illustrated Tangier guidebook to 55 fascinating and unusual historical sites in Morocco’s international port city. Old forts and new mosques, historic hotels and contemporary gardens, traditional crafts and modern art.
- From the Grand Mosque and the tomb of Ibn Battuta to the Teatro Cervantes and the street of the Beats.
- Locations include the Grand and Petit Socco, the Cinéma Rif, an abandoned bullring, and Morocco’s first pet cemetery.
- Also the Cave of Hercules, Paul Bowles’ apartment, the Perdicaris Affair, and the Sultan of the Mountains.
- The ideal Tangier guidebook for travellers who want to escape the crowds and go beyond the well-known paths, as well as for those inhabitants who perhaps thought they already knew their city.
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