Visiting the Most Famous Cafe in Tangiers: Gran Café de Paris
Posted: June 7 2024 | Tagged: Morocco
The Gran Café de Paris is the most famous cafe in Tangiers.
The Gran Cafe de Paris is the most famous cafe in Tangiers. It is on the small intersection known as the Place de France, opposite the French Embassy.
This is my 4th visit to Morocco and my 8th visit to Africa, yet this is my first blog post from Morocco. So many countries were backpacked before blogging was a thing. There will never be time to do those posts. But just imagine how comprehensive this blog would be if I had been blogging then.
This is my 4th visit to Morocco and my 8th visit to Africa, yet this is my first blog post from Morocco. So many countries were backpacked before blogging was a thing. There will never be time to do those posts. But just imagine how comprehensive this blog would be if I had been blogging then.
What makes it so famous?
Other than being a great place to people watch, it has a certain je ne sais quoi; an ambience, an atmosphere, undoubtedly from the clientele it used to attract:
Paul Bowles was an American writer, composer and translator who lived in self-imposed exile in Tangier for more than 50 years.
William Burroughs was an American visual artist and writer who lived in Tangier for a time.
Both frequented the Gran Café de Paris.
Other than being a great place to people watch, it has a certain je ne sais quoi; an ambience, an atmosphere, undoubtedly from the clientele it used to attract:
Paul Bowles was an American writer, composer and translator who lived in self-imposed exile in Tangier for more than 50 years.
William Burroughs was an American visual artist and writer who lived in Tangier for a time.
Both frequented the Gran Café de Paris.
It's a bit like the El Floridita in Havana, Cuba which has become a tourist attraction, not for really for the legendary daiquiris but because it was Ernest Hemingway's favourite bar.
I am a big Jason Bourne fan, and this is the real reason why I went to drink an overpriced mint tea at the "Gran Cafe de Paris" as it featured in the 3rd instalment, The Bourne Ultimatum; the scene where Nicky Parsons is waiting for Desh to come and pick up a new phone.
I am a big Jason Bourne fan, and this is the real reason why I went to drink an overpriced mint tea at the "Gran Cafe de Paris" as it featured in the 3rd instalment, The Bourne Ultimatum; the scene where Nicky Parsons is waiting for Desh to come and pick up a new phone.
I also saw the Velasquez Garage, where Daniels had parked his car, a few blocks away.
Years previously, I also visited certain film locations in Goa.
The Telegraph Office where Kirill is asking questions and the Nerul Bridge where Marie is hit and their car crashes through the guardrail into the river below.
Can't wait for Bourne 6!
Years previously, I also visited certain film locations in Goa.
The Telegraph Office where Kirill is asking questions and the Nerul Bridge where Marie is hit and their car crashes through the guardrail into the river below.
Can't wait for Bourne 6!
