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Portuguese Fortress and Sea Walls of Safi

Portuguese Fortress and Sea Walls of Safi

Safi · Morocco

6 stops2.8 km34 min
  • Audio guide
  • 4 languages
  • Offline

Follow a focused walk through Safi’s Portuguese fortress and sea-wall story, beginning at Bab Shaaba and continuing to the fortress wall tower and Portuguese Cathedral ruins. Along the way, Safi and its corniche park provide context for how the defensive route is experienced within the city. Finish at the bas-relief of a sea castle, where the theme comes together in a visible detail on the wall. This walk is worth taking for the chance to pause at these distinct reminders of fortification, ruins and maritime defence in one compact sequence.

The walk

  1. Bab Chaaba gate

    Bab Chaaba gate

    Bab Shaaba, a monument and tourist attraction in Safi, Morocco

  2. Fortress Wall Tower

    Fortress Wall Tower

    Tour du mur de la forteresse, an attraction in Safi, Morocco

  3. Portuguese Cathedral

    Ruins known as the Cathédrale Portugaise in Safi, Morocco.

  4. Sea Castle

    Sea Castle

    A Portuguese sea fortress built above the Atlantic during Safi’s sixteenth-century occupation.

  5. Safi Corniche

    Safi Corniche

    Safi Corniche is a park and tourism attraction in Safi, Morocco.

  6. Bas-relief depicting a sea castle

    Bas-relief depicting a sea castle

    A wall bas-relief representing a sea castle in Safi, Morocco.

Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places

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