‘Algiers the dazzling’

The nickname’s legit. North Africa’s white city twinkles in the sunlight.

This place is the stuff of storybooks but hardly any tourists visit, even though the civil war is long gone.

The Ketchaoua Mosque is one of the fanciest in the land, and the Jardin d’Essai stretches all the way to the Med.

Check out the Notre Dame D’Afrique - gorgeous AND a symbol of religious tolerance 🙌

If you go to Algiers and don’t visit the Kasbah, you’re a mug. This ancient quarter is a tug-of-war between old-world treasure and modern struggles.

Grab some food from a street stall - sizzling lamb chops, chicken pastillas (pie) and spicy cinnamon pastries should hit the spot.

The Algerian coast is begging for you to dip a toe in, but beaches in Algiers can get rammed.. Head to Tipaza (an hour’s drive) for sea, sand and… Roman ruins??

Yep, Tipaza’s UNESCO protected and full of wonders, including Anthony and Cleopatra’s daughter’s tomb.

Algiers is your guy for sizzling street food, gleaming buildings and a haze of shisha. Now's the time of year for strolls down the seafront without melting into the Kasbah's stone floor.