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Salé's most interesting sights are located in and around the medina—and there are plenty of them. A good place to start your tour is at the entrance to the medina, near the Great Mosque, which you can access from the road along the southwest city wall. Don't worry if you lose track of where you are within the medina; many a shop will distract you, but you're never far from an entry gate. If you feel like traveling a little farther afield, the Jardins Exotiques to the north of the city are well worth a visit.
A few steps from the tomb of Sidi Abdellah ben Hassoun is the Great Mosque, also known as Masjid al-Tal'a. Built by the Almohad dynasty in the 12th century, this beautiful structure is the third-largest mosque in Morocco, after the Hassan II in Casablanca and the Kairaouine in Fez. Non-Muslims cannot enter.
