Algiers, Algeria - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Algiers, Algeria

Weather: Cloudy with occasional rain showers, 50/67F.

Route: From Fez 928 km ENE on A2 and A1.

Population: 3,915,811

Nickname: Algiers the Dazzling

Places to visit: Le Jardin d'Essai du Hamma, Bailique Nortre Dame d'Afrique, Palais de Rais, Musee National du Bardo, Le Grande Poste d'Alger, Ketchaoua Mosque, Le Musee National Des Beaux Arts, Monastere de Tibhirine, Musee des Antiquites, Musee Nationale des Arts et Traditions Populaires.

Significance: There has been a settlement here since at least the 6th century BC. Although it is an Islamic city, there are also many large buildings from when it was a French colony.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Narrow alleys with stairs are typical in the crowded and hilly kasbah (from whc.unesco.org)

View of the city and shore from a hill in Algiers (from jacobinmag.com)