Algiers Culture Walk — Casbah Day Tour

Day 1Walking tour of the Casbah

Meet your guide by the sea at the foot of the Casbah and climb through Martyrs' Square and its historic mosque, Mustafa Pasha Palace, a panoramic terrace, the citadel and the home of independence figure Ali La Pointe, ending at the seaside Rais Palace.

• Martyrs’ Square and the Ketchaoua Mosque — The square at the foot of the Casbah and its 17th-century Ottoman mosque, reopened after a decade of restoration.
• Mustafa Pasha Palace and the citadel — The 18th-century dey’s palace with its painted tilework, and the citadel at the top of the Casbah where the 1830 blow of the fan set off the French invasion.
• Ali La Pointe’s house and the Rais Palace — The bombed hideout preserved in the heart of the Casbah, and the seaside Ottoman palaces of Bastion 23 where the walk ends.