Casablanca

Worth seeing in and around Casablanca

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Hassan II Mosque

   The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest mosques in the world.

   9.4 km · Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mohammed V Stadium

   Stade Mohammed V is a multi-purpose stadium is situated in the western part of the Maârif neighborhood of central Casablanca, Morocco. The stadium has a seating capacity of 45,000 and it is the oldest football stadium in Morocco.

   8.1 km · association football stadium in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Hassan II University of Casablanca

   Hassan II University of Casablanca is a public university located in Casablanca, Morocco. It was established in 1975 and took its current form on September 2014 following the merger of Hassan II University Ain Chock – Casablanca and Hassan II University Mohammedia.

   1.7 km · university in Morocco · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Museum of Moroccan Judaism

   The Museum of Moroccan Judaism is a museum of Jewish life in Morocco in Casablanca, Morocco. Established in 1997, it is the only museum devoted to Judaism in the Arab world.

   6 km · Museum for Jewish cultures in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Casablanca Cathedral

   The Casablanca Cathedral, or Church of the Sacred Heart, is a former church located west of the Arab League Park in Casablanca, Morocco.

   7.5 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Larbi Zaouli Stadium

   Larbi Zaouli Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Casablanca, Morocco. It is used mostly for TAS Casablanca & SC Casablanca.

   7.9 km · football stadium in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Al-Quds Mosque

   Al-Quds Mosque, formerly Église de Sainte Marguerite, is a mosque in the Roches Noires neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco. It was originally built as a church built in a Neo-Gothic style, but it was converted into a mosque after Morocco's independence.

   7.3 km · Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Mohammadi Mosque

   Al-Mohammadi Mosque is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named.

   5.2 km · mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Church

   Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church is a Roman Catholic church in modernist style in Casablanca, Morocco. It was built in 1954 by architect Achille Dangleterre and engineer Gaston Zimmer.

   6.3 km · Moroccan cultural heritage site · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Sunnah Mosque

    Assunna Mosque is a mosque designed by Jean-François Zevaco in a modernist architectural style in Casablanca, Morocco in 1966. It features brutalist architectural elements such as raw concrete.

    4 km · Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What Wikivoyage says to see

Almost all of the things to see in Casablanca are in the north of the city; very few maps even show the southern end of this sprawling metropolis.

1. 01
   King Hassan II Mosque

   Blvd Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah (Half an hour walk from the closest tram stop at Place des Nations Unies, taxi from anywhere in central centre shouldn’t be more than 20 dirham), +212 5 22 48 28 89.

2. 02
   Old Medina

   This is a small traditional walled town in the north of Casablanca.

3. 03
   The Corniche

   A neighborhood on the ocean, west of the Hassan II Mosque.

4. 04
   Shrine of Sidi Abderrahman

   Built on a rock off shore, well past The Corniche, and only accessible at low tide.

5. 05
   Mahkama du Pacha

   This is a Hispanic-Moorish building comprised of more than 60 ornate rooms with delicately carved wooden ceilings.

6. 06
   Central Post Office

   Come here to send your postcards in style!

From Wikivoyage: Casablanca, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

Hammam (Turkish baths):

1. 01
   Solidarité Féminine Association's Hammam

   4 rue Ahmed Chaouki, Palmier (Red taxi or Tramway station Wafasalaf),.

2. 02
   Stade Mohammed V

From Wikivoyage: Casablanca, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Restaurants in Morocco are like restaurants in Spain - they don't open until around 19:00 at the earliest, and most people don't eat until much later. Be sure to call first and make sure your restaurant of choice is actually open. = =

1. 01
   Brasserie La Cigale

   Blvd Brahim Roudani (just south of the Rampwan de L'unite Africaine).

2. 02
   Solidarité Féminine Association's

   Rue de Bethleém (Red taxi or Tramway station Wafasalaf),.

3. 03
   La Sqala

   Built in the remains of an old fortress, this place is worth as much as a cultural attraction as it is a restaurant.

4. 04
   Rick's Cafe

From Wikivoyage: Casablanca, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Casablanca

Airports

Mohammed V (CMN), 18 km · Rabat-Salé (RBA), 96 km · Beni Mellal (BEM), 173 km

Stations

Casablanca-Anfa Airport, 7.6 km · Port of Casablanca, 8.1 km · Casablanca Voyageurs, 6.3 km · Casa-Port railway station, 7.8 km · Oasis railway station, 5 km

• Rabat → Casablanca

  86 km · quickest by road, 1h 39m · MAD37–49
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• Oulad Yaich → Casablanca

  175 km · quickest by road, 3h 3m · MAD85–115
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• Marrakesh → Casablanca

  220 km · quickest by road, 3h 29m · MAD95–130
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