Coast · Half day
Asilah Ramparts & Art Walls
A half-day to the whitewashed Atlantic town of ramparts and painted murals
Duration
Half day
Group size
1–6 travellers
Difficulty
Easy
Languages
English, French, Spanish
From / person
$140
Overview
A half-day south to Asilah — the small, whitewashed Atlantic town with Portuguese ramparts, a blue-and-white medina and the murals painted each summer for its arts festival.
Asilah lies about 40 km south of Tangier on the Atlantic coast: a compact, immaculately whitewashed town wrapped in Portuguese ramparts. Its medina is famous for the murals that artists paint on its walls each year during the Asilah Arts Festival, so the lanes double as an open-air gallery.
We drive down the coast, walk the ramparts above the ocean, follow the painted lanes of the medina, and look out from the Borj el-Kamra. Time for a coffee or a seafood lunch by the water before heading back to Tangier.
Trip highlights
- Portuguese ramparts above the Atlantic
- Whitewashed medina and its painted murals
- Open-air street art from the Asilah Arts Festival
- Sea views from the town walls
- Optional seafood lunch by the ocean
Photo gallery
Inside the trip.
Day-by-day itinerary
Tangier → Tangier
- 1
14:00 · Drive to Asilah
Tangier → AsilahPickup in Tangier and the short coastal drive south to Asilah.
- 2
14:45 · Ramparts & medina
Asilah medinaWalk the Portuguese ramparts and the whitewashed, mural-painted lanes.
- 3
16:00 · Free time by the sea
Asilah seafrontCoffee or seafood by the ocean before the return drive.
- 4
17:30 · Return to Tangier
TangierDrive back up the coast to Tangier.
Cities & regions on this trip
You'll experience 2 destinations.
Each stop has its own deep-dive guide — geography, history, best season, things to see, and other tours that visit it. Tap any card to open its dedicated page.
Strait of Gibraltar · Northern Morocco
Tangier
Our home city, where Africa meets Europe — the kasbah, the ferry port and the international Tangier of Bowles and Matisse.
Open guideAtlantic coast · Northern Morocco
Asilah
Our nearest coastal escape — a whitewashed Atlantic art town of Portuguese ramparts and painted murals, 40 minutes down from Tangier.
Open guideThe route
Map of Asilah Ramparts & Art Walls
3 stops across Coast. Distances and timings are flexible — every itinerary is reshaped to your pace.
- 1
Tangier
Start
- 2
Asilah
Visit
- 3
Tangier
Return
What's included
- Private vehicle with driver and fuel
- Local driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in Tangier
- Bottled water
Not included
- Lunch or refreshments
- Tips for your driver-guide
What to bring
Pack light, pack smart.
- Comfortable shoes
- Sun protection
- Camera for the murals
Frequently asked
Questions about this tour.
What are the painted walls in Asilah?
Every summer the Asilah Arts Festival (Moussem Culturel International d'Assilah) invites artists to paint murals directly onto the whitewashed medina walls. Many are refreshed year to year, so the medina is a changing open-air gallery.
How far is Asilah from Tangier?
About 40 km, or roughly 45 minutes by road down the Atlantic coast — which makes it an easy half-day trip from the city.
