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What to see and do — Mostaganem

Mostaganem (Mestghanem in Arabic) is mentioned from the Middle Ages as a Berber trading port. In the 13th century, it was under the Tlemcen Zianids, then fell to the Spanish in 1505 who built a fortress. The Turks reconquered the city in 1558 under Salah Raïs, turning it into a naval and corsair base — Mostaganem's port played a key role in the Algiers Ottoman fleet. Mascara, capital of Abdelkader, is in the hinterland — Mostaganem thus knew the Emir's resistance against the French. Occupied by France in 1833, it developed as a wine and agricultural port. At independence, it was a prosperous wilaya thanks to fishing and irrigated agriculture. The Amateur Theater Festival, created in 1967 by Ould Abderrahmane Kaki, is an Algerian cultural reference.

• 📍Stidia Beach — Family-friendly equipped beach 15 km west, fine sand and shallow waters, ideal for children
• 📍Djaouhara Theater — Historic downtown theater, venue of the National Amateur Theater Festival (August)
• 📍Tidjit Old Town — Ottoman medina with winding alleys, mosques and ancient traditional cultural center
• 📍Traditional Fishing Port — Daily dawn departures, fresh-fish auction, authentic atmosphere
• 📍Sablettes Beach — Equipped urban beach, restaurants and developed corniche
• 📍Mustapha Ben Yahia Mosque — Historic mosque of Tidjit, traditional Maghreb architecture