20 places to visit in Algeria (Alger)

20 places to visit in Algeria (Alger)

In Algiers, many museums, monuments and natural sites welcome tourists from all over the world every year. Discover 20 of these places to visit. 

- Basilica of Our Lady of Africa. Nicknamed "Madame l'Afrique", she is considered the twin sister of the church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde located in Marseilles.

- Memorial of the Martyr. It is a monument to the dead in honour of the combatants of the Algerian War of Independence.

- Hamma Trial Garden. It is a lush amphitheatre-shaped garden, located at the foot of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers.

- Ketchaoua Mosque. This historic mosque is classified as the Algiers Casbah.

- Bardo National Museum. It contains the skeleton of Tin Hinan, Queen of the Tuaregs.

- Djamaâ el Kebir. Meaning "Great Mosque", it is classified as "Historical Monument".

- National Museum of Fine Arts. It houses around 8000 works and is the great museum of art in Africa and the Arab world.

- National public museum of modern and contemporary art. It is the first Algerian museum entirely dedicated to these two types of art.

- National Museum of Antiquities and Islamic Arts. It is the oldest museum in Algeria and Africa. It covers the history of art in Algeria for more than two millennia.

- Casbah. It is a former citadel of Algiers, now a large part of the city.

- Grande Poste. Neo-Moorish style, it is one of the most impressive buildings in Algiers.

- Palais des raïs. This large palace is located in the wilaya of Algiers.

- Villa Abd El Tif. It is the only example of 18th-century Algerian villas. It is also the headquarters of the Algerian Agency for Cultural Influence.

- Museum of the Army. It contains exceptional pieces such as a sword of Napoleon III, the guillotine of Serkadji prison and personal objects belonging to Ali la Pointe.

- National Museum of the Mujahid. It displays weapons and objects belonging to the Mujahideen.

- National Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions. Carpets, pottery, ceramics and other pieces of Algerian craftsmanship make up the collection of this museum.

- Zoological and leisure park. It presents 818 animals of 78 different species distributed in three areas: the African village, the hill of the antelopes and the circus of the wild animals.

- Reghaia Beach. Large sandy beach, 1.3 km long and 30 m wide.

- La plage Surcouf. Small sandy beach that stretches 800 m long and 10 m wide.

- The beach of the Sheraton Hotel. The small private beach that offers many activities for tourists.