Casablanca-Settat Travel Guide
The Hassan II Mosque plaza, Casablanca. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Casablanca is Morocco's largest city and its economic engine: a working metropolis of Art Deco boulevards, the great Hassan II Mosque, and the Corniche at Ain Diab. It is not a museum city like Fès or Marrakech; its appeal is modern Moroccan life at full volume.
The region runs down the Atlantic to El Jadida, the 16th-century Portuguese fortified city of Mazagan (UNESCO 2004) with its famous cistern, and the Oualidia lagoon, Morocco's oyster capital.
Destinations in Casablanca-Settat
Hassan II MosqueThe 1993 oceanfront mosque with its 210-metre minaret, open to guided tours.
Portuguese Cistern, El JadidaThe 1514 vaulted cistern of Mazagan, a UNESCO site since 2004.- Habous QuarterThe 1920s 'New Medina': arcades of crafts, patisseries and the Royal Palace square.
El Jadida (Mazagan)The walled Portuguese city on the Atlantic.
Oualidia lagoonOyster farms and calm water in a sheltered lagoon.
Ain Diab cornicheThe seafront promenade: beach clubs, restaurants and sunset walks.- Art Deco downtownMaârif and the Boulevard Mohammed V: 1930s facades and the old cinema Rialto.
Rick's CaféThe 2004 recreation of the film's bar, in a restored medina mansion.
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Top Cities & towns in Casablanca-Settat
Regional food
- Grilled fish on the Ain Diab corniche
- Oualidia oysters
- Harira and msemen for breakfast, Casablanca-style
Getting there
Mohammed V Airport (CMN) is 30 km southeast, with the Al Bidaoui rail shuttle to Casa Voyageurs. The Al Boraq high-speed line runs Casablanca to Tangier via Rabat. Trams T1 and T2 cover the city.