the Kasbah opens onto a narrow street lined with houses lavishly decorated with multicoloured shutters and balconies, and sculpted cherubs.Offering a panoramic view of the bay and the port,At its centre is the Mechouar, where the Pashas used to hold public audiences, its architecture dating from the time of Moulay Ismail. Here also stand the Mosque of the Kasbah and Dar El Makhzen, now a museum, and, on the south side, close to Bab El Assa, the former courthouse of Dar Ech Chera.