Fodor's Expert Review Méchouar

The main square, the Méchouar, is the heart of town and was once a military parade ground, though nowadays it has become a car park with a clutch of cheap hotels and cafés around it. Down a side street off the main square (heading in the direction of the ramparts), in a smaller square lined with orange trees, locals buy from the mint, date, and dried-thyme vendors whose carts park between the rows of clothing and housewares. Off the Méchouar are the town's main souks.