Tangier boasts many beautiful palatial residences of varying styles and variety in its Marshan villa district, about 15 minutes walk from the medina. One of the most attractive of these is on the Rue Muhammed Tazi, and used to belong to United States multi-millionaire media magnate, Malcolm Forbes. The house is open to the public and contains Forbes’ collection of miniature soldiers, about 8,000 of them!

Address: Palais Mendoub, rue Shakespeare

Telephone: (0)9 93 36 06

Opening times: Daily from 10am to 5pm