Front de Mer
Boulevard de l'ALN (Front de Mer)
A French-style seafront boulevard built along a cliff, with the port and the Mediterranean on one side and colonial-era buildings on the other; it is a favourite promenade for Oran residents.
The Boulevard de l’ALN (officially the Boulevard of the National Liberation Army, known locally as Front de Mer) runs along the cliffs above the harbour and is about 1.5 km long. Beyond the railing you look down on the port, the bay and the distant Santa Cruz hills. On the other side are early 20th-century French apartment blocks and cafés. In the evenings and on summer nights, local families stroll here and eat ice cream, creating a lively atmosphere. Admission is free. It is about a 15-minute walk from Place du 1er-Novembre-1954, and the eastern section extends to the newly built seafront park.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Medina Jedida Market
- Promenade de Létang
- Former Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Palace of the Bey
- Abdelhamid Ibn Badis Mosque
- Place du 1er Novembre
- Pasha Mosque
- Ahmed Zabana National Museum