Palais des Rais, Casbah, Algeria
Tour the period rooms, World Heritage-listed facades, and interior courtyards at Le Bastion 23 – Palais des Rais, a complex of three Ottoman-era palaces and the last vestige of Algiers’ traditional kasbah. Admire the palace’s ornate tiled arches, vaulted ceilings with suspended metal lamps, painted railings, and latticed windows, plus views of the city.
With its construction started in 1576, the complex bears many well-preserved Ottoman pavilions surrounded by 17th- and 19th-century domed mosques. Once the seat of the French governor, the palace also has many Moorish-style buildings that housed the 19th-century French nobility.
Epic Algeria Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
Own or work here?
