Casablanca is Morocco's economic capital, more cosmopolitan and modern than tourist favorites like Marrakech or Fes, with Art Deco architecture and the dramatic oceanfront Hassan II Mosque. It works best as a gateway to the rest of Morocco rather than a destination in itself, with strong rail connections south.
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Quick facts
Timezone
Africa/Casablanca
Currency
DH MAD
Language
Arabic / French
City transfer
~35 min
Train (ONCF) / Bus / Taxi
Best time to visit
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Don't miss
Hassan II Mosque is non-negotiable — attend a guided tour on a non-Friday morning (tours run at 9am, 10am, 11am, 2pm) to enter the interior. The retractable roof and ocean-facing position are best seen from the ocean-side terrace at sunset, even if you're just watching from outside.
Walk the Quartier des Habous (New Medina) rather than the old medina — built in the 1930s by French colonists in a romanticised Moroccan style, it's quiet, photogenic, and has the best pasticcerie in the city. Café Maure at the entrance serves excellent atay (mint tea).
Eat at the fish market restaurant row in the Marché Central on rue Chaouia — choose your fish from the stall, it gets cooked next door. Best value fresh seafood meal in Morocco, loved by locals, almost unknown to tourists. Go for lunch on a weekday.
The Villa des Arts on Boulevard Brahim Roudani has the best contemporary Moroccan art in the country — a beautifully restored 1934 villa with free entry and rotating exhibitions. Check their programme before you go.
Weekend itinerary · 2 days
Day 1
Hassan II Mosque Morning Tour
Book the 9am or 10am guided tour online at hassan2-mosquee.com — it's one of the few mosques in the world non-Muslims can enter. The Italian marble floors, hand-carved cedarwood ceilings, and 210m minaret are staggering. Allow 90 minutes.
Corniche Walk & Ain Diab Beach
Walk south along the corniche from the mosque — the Art Deco seafront apartments, beach clubs (most are open to non-members by day), and ocean views make for a genuinely pleasant afternoon stroll.
Place Mohammed V at Sunset
The civic heart of the French city — the post office, courthouse, and prefecture buildings form one of Africa's finest Art Deco ensembles. The central fountain lights up at dusk.
Le Cabestan
On the corniche, right over the Atlantic — grilled fish and Moroccan-French cooking with waves literally breaking beneath your table. Order the sea bass with chermoula and arrive at sunset.
Day 2
Marché Central Fish Lunch
Get to the Marché Central on rue Chaouia by 11:30am — pick your fish at the market stall (sardines, sole, prawns, whatever looks best), walk it 10m to one of the cooking stalls, and eat it grilled with bread and harissa. MAD 80–150 per person all-in.
Quartier des Habous
20-minute walk south — the French colonial 'new medina' is all whitewashed arches, mosaic fountains, and quiet lanes selling traditional crafts without the pressure of Marrakech souks. Buy argan oil, beldi soap, and ras el hanout here.
Rick's Café
Yes, it's a reconstruction of the fictional café from the 1942 film (which was actually shot in Hollywood). But the house is genuinely beautiful — a 1930s Moroccan riad — and the piano bar in the evening is worth 30 minutes for the absurdity of it.
Sqala
Inside a 18th-century Portuguese bastion in the old medina — garden tables, climbing roses, and Moroccan classics (pastilla, couscous, tagine) that are among the most carefully made in the city. The setting is the draw.
Travel tips
- →Take the Al Boraq high-speed train to Tangier or Rabat — it's clean, fast, and cheap
- →Book a Hassan II Mosque guided tour; it's one of the few Moroccan mosques non-Muslims can enter
- →Skip Rick's Café tourist trap and eat seafood at the port-area Sqala instead
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