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city guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Algiers Travel Guide","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"Algiers climbs from a wide bay in tiers of white buildings: the UNESCO-listed Casbah of Ottoman palaces and steep lanes, a French-built downtown of arcades and Neo-Moorish landmarks, and hilltop monuments with views over the Mediterranean. It is Algeria's capital and its main gateway. Give it three nights, and add a day for the Roman ruins of Tipasa.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1313909","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Where to stay | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #budget","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"","hw_hub_city_stats":"50 DA | Metro ticket\r\n20 min | Airport train to the centre, 80 DA\r\nApr\u2013Jun | Best months, with Sep\u2013Oct","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"Algiers at a glance","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Algiers is Algeria's capital and largest city, with a metro area of over four million people. It is built on hills that rise steeply from the Bay of Algiers, and its whitewashed buildings gave it the French nickname Alger la Blanche, Algiers the White. Most visitors arrive here, at Houari Boumediene Airport about 20 km from the centre, or by ferry from Marseille or Spain.\r\n\r\nThe city has three layers that are easy to tell apart. At the top is the Casbah, the old Ottoman town, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1992, where narrow lanes and stairways tumble down past palaces, mosques and family houses towards Place des Martyrs and the sea. Below and south of it is the French-era centre, Alger-Centre, with arcaded boulevards, the Neo-Moorish Grande Poste and most of the cheaper hotels. Further out, on the heights and along the bay, are the monuments of independent Algeria: the Martyrs' Memorial above the Jardin d'Essai botanical garden, and the vast Djamaa el Djaza\u00efr mosque, whose 265 m minaret is the tallest in the world.\r\n\r\nWest of the Casbah, the basilica of Notre-Dame d'Afrique stands on a 124 m cliff above Bab El Oued, a working-class seafront district. Getting between all of these is cheap and fairly easy: a metro line runs from Place des Martyrs through the centre, a tram runs east, and short cable cars climb some of the steepest slopes.\r\n\r\nAlgiers is not a backpacker city. There are no hostels on Hostelworld here, hotels are the main cost, and you will meet few other travellers. Algerian authorities take visitors' safety seriously, and you may notice a strong police presence. The UK advises using a good local guide for the Casbah.\r\n\r\nThree nights is about right: one day for the Casbah and the centre, one for the Martyrs' Memorial, the Jardin d'Essai and the museums, and one for a day trip west to Tipasa.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Airport transfer | Train to Agha station about 20 min, 80 DA; taxi about 1,000\u20131,500 DA, agree the fare\r\nGetting around | Metro line 1, the tram east, cable cars up the hills\r\nTransport app | Yassir, paid in cash; or ask your hotel to call a taxi\r\nTap water | Drink bottled water\r\nTipping | Not expected; round up in caf\u00e9s and taxis\r\nEmergency numbers | Police 17 or 1548, ambulance 1021, fire 14\r\nLanguage | Arabic and French; Tamazight; little English\r\nHow long to stay | Three nights, including a day trip to Tipasa\r\nBest area to stay | Alger-Centre, near the Grande Poste\r\nCasbah | UK advises going with a good local guide","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay in Algiers","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Most travellers stay in Alger-Centre, which has the cheapest hotels and the best transport links. The Casbah and Bab El Oued are close to the old town and the sea, Hamma suits museum days, and Hydra, up on the heights, is the smart embassy district.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Alger-Centre | Budget stays and transport | The French-era downtown around the Grande Poste, with arcaded streets, caf\u00e9s, the cheapest hotels and metro stations. | 36.7763 | 3.0582 |  | \nCasbah | History and atmosphere | The UNESCO-listed Ottoman old town on the hill above Place des Martyrs. Lanes are steep and confusing; explore with a guide. | 36.7845 | 3.0578 |  | \nBab El Oued | Local life by the sea | Working-class seafront district north-west of the Casbah, close to the cable cars up to Notre-Dame d'Afrique. | 36.7908 | 3.0531 |  | \nHamma and Belouizdad | Museums and gardens | Home to the Jardin d'Essai and the Fine Arts Museum, with the metro and the cable car up to the Martyrs' Memorial. | 36.7496 | 3.0669 |  | \nHydra | Calm and comfort | District on the heights of Algiers where most foreign embassies are. Away from the old town and a taxi ride from the centre. | 36.7474 | 3.0402 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"The Casbah, the bay and the Martyrs\u2019 Memorial","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start with the Casbah. The old town climbs the hill above Place des Martyrs, which has its own metro station, and it is a maze of steep, stepped lanes, Ottoman palaces and mosques. The UK advises touring it with a good local guide and telling your hotel your plans, and a guide will also help you find the palaces. Dar Mustapha Pacha, built in 1798 and decorated with about half a million old tiles, houses the Calligraphy Museum. Dar Aziza dates from the 16th century, and the Palais des Ra\u00efs, once home to the corsairs, has been restored as a cultural centre (about 200 DA). The Ketchaoua Mosque, founded in 1436, was turned into a cathedral under French rule and returned to Islamic worship after independence. Many houses are crumbling, which is part of why a guide helps.\r\n\r\nFrom the seafront at Bologhine, beyond Bab El Oued, a short cable car climbs to Notre-Dame d'Afrique, the basilica inaugurated in 1872 on a cliff above the bay. Inside the apse, an inscription asks Our Lady of Africa to pray for us and for the Muslims. The view over the city and sea is one of the best in Algiers.\r\n\r\nBack in the centre, the Grande Poste, completed in 1910, is the city's best-known Neo-Moorish building; the state turned it into a museum in 2015. The surrounding streets of Alger-Centre are lined with French-era arcades and balconies.\r\n\r\nTake the metro to Jardin d'Essai for the botanical garden, created in 1832 and now covering about 80 hectares of exotic plants (about 150 DA). The National Museum of Fine Arts, one of Africa's largest art museums with around 8,000 works, sits next to it. From the garden, a cable car rises to the Martyrs' Memorial (Maqam Echahid), the concrete monument opened in 1982 for the 20th anniversary of independence (about 50 DA). The museum of the war of independence is underneath.\r\n\r\nFurther east, in Mohammadia, Djamaa el Djaza\u00efr is the third-largest mosque in the world, with the world's tallest minaret and an observation deck at the top. Prayer halls are generally closed to non-Muslims, so check what is open before you go, and dress conservatively. For prehistory and Algerian crafts, the Bardo Museum occupies an 18th-century villa built for the admiral Ra\u00efs Hamidou.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Casbah | UNESCO old town; go with a local guide\r\nNotre-Dame d'Afrique | Basilica on a cliff above the bay, 1872\r\nMartyrs' Memorial | Independence monument, about 50 DA\r\nJardin d'Essai | Botanical garden from 1832, about 150 DA\r\nDjamaa el Djaza\u00efr | World's tallest minaret, 265 m\r\nPalais des Ra\u00efs | Restored corsair palace, about 200 DA","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Algiers","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Algiers for free (or nearly)","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Much of Algiers is best seen on foot and costs nothing. Walk the streets of Alger-Centre around the Grande Poste to see the white French-era facades and arcades, and continue down to Place des Martyrs, where the old town meets the modern city.\r\n\r\nNotre-Dame d'Afrique is the city's best free viewpoint, high on its cliff above the bay. We found no entry fee in our sources, but check opening times before you climb up.\r\n\r\nThe seafront fills with families on summer evenings, a free and very local way to spend an evening.\r\n\r\nSome of the best sights are almost free. The Martyrs' Memorial costs about 50 DA, the Jardin d'Essai about 150 DA, and a metro ride 50 DA. The cable cars cost a few dozen dinars and give great views on the way up.\r\n\r\nDuring Ramadan, the city's streets, caf\u00e9s and pastry shops come alive after sunset, and walking around them is free.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Alger-Centre | French-era arcades and the Grande Poste\r\nNotre-Dame d'Afrique | Best free view over the bay\r\nPlace des Martyrs | Where the Casbah meets the sea\r\nSeafront | Family promenades on summer evenings\r\nCable cars | Views for a few dozen dinars\r\nRamadan nights | Busy streets and pastry shops after dark","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Algiers","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Rechta, mhadjeb and garantita","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Algiers has its own dishes, and eating local is cheap. The city's signature dish is rechta, very thin noodles in a white broth with chickpeas, vegetables and chicken, made for celebrations and family meals.\r\n\r\nOn the street, look for mhadjeb, thin square flatbreads stuffed with a sauce of onion, garlic and tomato, and garantita, also called karantika, a flan of chickpea flour and eggs that originated in Oran, served hot with harissa and cumin. In 2025, TasteAtlas ranked it the best street food in the world. Couscous is traditionally eaten on Fridays, and chorba frik, a soup of cracked green wheat and lamb, is eaten every evening during Ramadan.\r\n\r\nBakeries sell French baguettes alongside Algerian pastries such as makroud, made with semolina and dates, and baklava.\r\n\r\nPrices are low. Routard's 2025 guide puts a very cheap meal at under 300 DA, a cheap one under 600 DA and a mid-range meal under 1,000 DA. A smart restaurant costs from about 1,000 to 4,000 DA a head. Coffee culture is strong, and caf\u00e9s are everywhere.\r\n\r\nAlcohol is sold in licensed hotels, some restaurants and shops, and Algeria makes its own wine. Drinking in public, or being drunk in public, is illegal.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Rechta | Thin noodles in white chicken broth\r\nGarantita | Chickpea flan with harissa and cumin\r\nMhadjeb | Stuffed square flatbreads\r\nCouscous | Traditionally on Fridays\r\nCheap meal | Under 300\u2013600 DA\r\nAlcohol | Licensed hotels, restaurants and shops only","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Algiers","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Caf\u00e9s, hotel bars and Ramadan nights","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Nights in Algiers are low-key. Evenings revolve around caf\u00e9s, where men gather for coffee and dominoes, and in summer families stroll the seafront until late.\r\n\r\nBars are mostly inside hotels and some restaurants, and there are a few clubs. Elsewhere in Algeria alcohol is harder to find, so this is one of the easier places for a drink.\r\n\r\nRamadan, expected from about 8 February to 9 March 2027, changes the rhythm of the city. Days are quiet, then after the evening meal the streets, caf\u00e9s and pastry shops stay busy late into the night.\r\n\r\nPlan how you will get home. The UK says taxis are not widely available, particularly after dark, advises asking your hotel to call a reputable firm, and advises avoiding unfamiliar areas, especially the suburbs, after dark. The metro stops around 11pm. Yassir, a ride-hailing app, works in Algiers, with payment in cash.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Caf\u00e9s | Coffee and dominoes until late\r\nHotel bars | Where most of the drinking happens\r\nSeafront | Summer evening promenades\r\nRamadan | Late nights after the evening meal\r\nGetting home | Ask your hotel to call a taxi\r\nMetro | Last trains around 11pm","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife in Algiers","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting to and around Algiers","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Houari Boumediene Airport is about 20 km from the centre. The easiest way in is the train from the airport station to Agha station in the centre, which takes about 20 minutes, runs from about 5.30am to 9.35pm from the airport, and costs 80 DA. ETUSA buses also run into the centre during the day for a few dozen dinars. Taxis have no meters, so agree the fare first: Wikivoyage puts the ride at about 20 minutes and 1,000 to 1,500 DA, though traffic can make it much longer. A metro extension to the airport is under construction and was due in mid-2027.\r\n\r\nIn the city, metro line 1 runs from Place des Martyrs, below the Casbah, through Tafourah\u2013Grande Poste and Jardin d'Essai to El Harrach and A\u00efn Na\u00e2dja. A single ticket costs 50 DA and ten trips 400 DA, and trains run from about 5am to 11pm. The tram runs east from Ruisseau to Dergana, connecting with the metro at Les Fusill\u00e9s, for about 40 DA. Cable cars climb from Jardin d'Essai to the Martyrs' Memorial, from Bologhine to Notre-Dame d'Afrique, and from Bab El Oued up to the heights.\r\n\r\nTaxis are unmetered, so agree the price before getting in, or use the Yassir app, which sets a fixed price you pay in cash. At night, ask your hotel to call a reputable firm.\r\n\r\nFor longer trips, most trains leave from Agha station. There are four trains a day to Oran, taking 4 to 5 hours, and two daytime trains plus a sleeper to Constantine. Long-distance buses leave from the Kharouba bus station. Domestic flights with Air Alg\u00e9rie link Algiers with the Sahara.\r\n\r\nFerries arrive at the port in the centre. Corsica Linea sails from Marseille at least weekly, overnight, and Alg\u00e9rie Ferries runs routes from France, Spain and Italy.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport train | To Agha station, about 20 min, 80 DA\r\nAirport taxi | Unmetered; about 1,000\u20131,500 DA\r\nMetro | 50 DA single, 400 DA for ten\r\nTram | Ruisseau to Dergana, about 40 DA\r\nTrain to Oran | 4 a day from Agha, 4\u20135 hours\r\nFerry | Overnight from Marseille","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Algiers","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Algiers costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Algiers is cheap for food and transport and more expensive for beds. The official rate is about 151 dinars to \u20ac1 (October 2026). On the informal market at Square Port Sa\u00efd, the Algerian press reported rates of about 277 to 280 dinars to the euro in 2026. Most travellers bring euros and change some of them there. It is widespread but unofficial, so count every note, and keep in mind you can't change dinars back without an official receipt.\r\n\r\nBeds are the big cost. There are no Hostelworld hostels in Algiers. Routard's 2025 guide puts cheap hotels at about 5,000 to 8,000 DA a night and mid-range hotels at 8,000 to 15,000 DA, and Wikivoyage lists a few basic hotels in the centre and the Casbah for less. Book ahead: if you are applying for a consular visa, you need hotel bookings anyway.\r\n\r\nFood is cheap, with a very cheap meal under 300 DA and a mid-range one under 1,000 DA. Transport costs very little: 50 DA for the metro and 80 DA for the airport train.\r\n\r\nSights are cheap too, with the Martyrs' Memorial at about 50 DA, the Jardin d'Essai about 150 DA and the Palais des Ra\u00efs about 200 DA. A Casbah guide is the main extra.\r\n\r\nCards work in big hotels and some smarter restaurants and shops in the centre, but they are charged at the official rate. At informal rates, a shoestring day with a cheap hotel, local food and the metro comes to about \u20ac30 to \u20ac35.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Official rate | About 151 DA to \u20ac1 (October 2026)\r\nInformal rate | About 277\u2013280 DA to \u20ac1 at Square Port Sa\u00efd (2026)\r\nCheap hotel | About 5,000\u20138,000 DA a night\r\nLocal meal | Under 300\u2013600 DA\r\nMetro | 50 DA a ride\r\nCards | Big hotels only; charged at the official rate","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Algiers","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Algiers","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Most visitors to Algiers have no problems, and Algerian authorities take the safety of foreign visitors seriously. There is a clear security presence, which the UK says can feel intrusive. Carry your passport, be patient at checkpoints, and keep copies of your passport and visa separately.\r\n\r\nThe UK says terrorist attacks are likely in Algeria and could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners. The risk is higher in rural, and especially mountainous, areas of the north and between Algiers and Tunisia, which is worth bearing in mind for day trips into the hills. Algiers itself is not in an area the UK advises against.\r\n\r\nIn the city, the main risks are pickpocketing, robbery and petty theft. Carry little cash and avoid unfamiliar areas, especially the suburbs, after dark. For the Casbah, the UK advises using a good local guide and letting your hotel know your plans.\r\n\r\nTaxis are scarce at night, so ask your hotel to call a reputable firm, and don't let unknown passengers join you. Avoid political gatherings and demonstrations.\r\n\r\nKnow the laws. Drinking in public is illegal, drug penalties are severe, and drones, binoculars and some photography equipment need authorisation. Dress modestly, and during Ramadan don't eat, drink or smoke in public in the daytime. Algiers is also in an earthquake zone. For emergencies, call police on 17 or 1548, or an ambulance on 1021.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Casbah | Go with a good local guide\r\nTheft | Pickpocketing and petty theft in the city\r\nAfter dark | Avoid unfamiliar suburbs; hotel-called taxis\r\nPolice | Strong presence; carry your passport\r\nLaws | No public drinking; drones need permission\r\nEmergencies | Police 17 or 1548, ambulance 1021","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Algiers","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Algiers","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The best day trips head west along the coast to the Roman ruins of Tipasa, the Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania and the old Roman capital at Cherchell. South-west, Blida is the gateway to the cedar forests of Chr\u00e9a.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Tipasa | About 1 to 1.5 hours | Bus from Algiers, or a hired driver | Punic, Roman and early Christian ruins among pine trees by the sea, a UNESCO site. Allow about two hours for the ruins. |  | \nRoyal Mausoleum of Mauretania | About 11 km from Tipasa | Taxi from Tipasa, or combine with Tipasa by car | Huge stone tomb from 3 BC, about 30 m tall, traditionally linked to Juba II and Cleopatra Selene. Part of the Tipasa UNESCO site. |  | \nCherchell | About 89 km west | Hired driver or tour, often combined with Tipasa | Juba II's capital, Caesarea, later capital of a Roman province, with ruins and an archaeological museum. |  | \nBlida and Chr\u00e9a | About 45 km south-west | Road to Blida, then the cable car or road up to Chr\u00e9a | The \"city of roses\", below a national park of Atlas cedars and Barbary macaques. Mountain area: check UK advice first. |  | ","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Algiers","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go to Algiers","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Algiers has a Mediterranean climate. Spring and autumn are best for walking the city, with highs of 18\u00b0C to 25\u00b0C. July and August are hot, at 31\u00b0C to 32\u00b0C, but good for the coast, and winter is mild at about 16\u00b0C, with the least sunshine.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average daily highs from weather2travel's Algiers climate data. Crowd levels are our rough guide. Ramadan 2027 is expected from about 8 February to 9 March.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 16 | 2 | Mild days, short daylight; Yennayer on 12 Jan\r\nFebruary | 17 | 2 | Ramadan expected from about 8 Feb 2027\r\nMarch | 18 | 3 | Eid al-Fitr about 9\u201310 Mar 2027\r\nApril | 20 | 4 | Spring; ideal for walking\r\nMay | 23 | 4 | Warm and sunny\r\nJune | 27 | 4 | Beach season starts\r\nJuly | 31 | 3 | Hot; Independence Day, 5 July\r\nAugust | 32 | 3 | Hottest month\r\nSeptember | 29 | 4 | Still warm, fewer crowds\r\nOctober | 25 | 4 | Pleasant; book fair season\r\nNovember | 20 | 3 | Mild; Revolution Day, 1 Nov\r\nDecember | 16 | 2 | Cool and quieter","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What's on in Algiers","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"As the capital, Algiers hosts the biggest national celebrations, especially Independence Day on 5 July, and the Algiers International Book Fair every autumn. 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