New York to Tangier, Morocco from $593

🌍 About Tangier, Morocco

Tangier sits where the Atlantic meets the Mediterranean, staring across the Strait of Gibraltar at Spain just 14 km off. The thing to see is Café Hafa, a cliff-terrace café open since 1921 where Paul Bowles, the Beat writers and the Rolling Stones all drank mint tea over the water — go an hour before sunset for a seat on the lower terraces. Above the medina, the Kasbah fortress holds the widest strait views. Eat calentita (also spelled kalinti): a warm chickpea-flour tart sold from street stalls, a leftover of the city's Spanish years, served with cumin and olive oil. Best time is April–May or September–October — 20–27°C, fewer crowds, and cheaper than the hot, packed summer. Winter stays mild but grey and windy.