The headland marking the eastern end of Tangier's bay, about 12 km from downtown. The drive along the corniche to reach it gives the best perspective on the city — Tangier laid out along the curve of the bay with the medina and kasbah rising at the far end. The cape itself has two landmark structures: an active French-built 1908 lighthouse, and a romantic crenellated mock-Gothic fortress put up by an Italian count in 1929 (now a private hotel).
The beaches along the road from Tangier to Malabata are among the cleanest within easy reach and on summer weekends fill up with Tangerine families. A municipal bus runs out from the centre of town; a grand taxi shared from Place du 9 Avril is faster.