Sidi Ifni attractions

The beach is big and rarely busy. While frequently rough waves make swimming inadvisable, its position beneath dramatic cliffs – as well as its significant length – invites sunset strolls. The odd construction...

One of Sidi Ifni's finest Spanish-era buildings, the stately hôtel de ville stands in a garden of cactus and plumbago, facing Place Hassan II. It's washed in white paint with blue vertical stripes imitating...

Trimmed by palm trees, this imposing building is adjacent to the relaxed Place Hassan II (formerly Plaza de España). This building in particular, with its high gates, manicured garden and out-of-context...

One of Spanish Sidi Ifni's most attractive art-deco buildings, with a notable front porch ideal for the partaking of consular libations. Wonderfully tall cacti frame the house, but unfortunately it's closed to...

Essential for Sidi Ifni's marine commerce when the heavy fog inevitably rolls in from the Atlantic, this Spanish-era lighthouse has an interesting mosaic pattern to it. It's closed to the public, but worth...

Looking out over the beach, this cliff-top building shaped like the bow of a ship was originally the Spanish Naval Secretariat. It's not open to the public, but is worth passing by if you're on a colonial art...

Interesting art-deco building that was a cinema during Spanish days and is now occasionally used for concerts and art installations. The font of the street-facing sign is wonderfully retro, but the cinema is...

A poignant sign is the only evidence that this nightclub was once the place to be. There's nothing to see here these days, except images in your mind's eye of the swinging scene that may have called this club home.

This Spanish-era church displays a few Moorish design influences and is now used as law courts. It's closed to the public, but the curious might be able to peek inside without arousing too much suspicion.

The Sidi Infni post office still has a letterbox outside marked ‘Correos – Avion/Ordinario’ (Post – Air Mail/Ordinary).