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Rabat
Capital city of Morocco

Rabat

Rabat is the capital city of Morocco, located on the northwestern coasts of the Atlantic Ocean.

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Rabat is the country's seventh-largest city with a population of 515,619 (2024) and the second largest metropolitan area after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 2.1 million (2025). It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town.

Get in

Getting to Rabat

There are two stations

  1. 01
    Rabat Ville
  2. 02
    Rabat Agdal

    There are a tram and a taxi station next to Rabat Ville train station.

  3. 03
    Gare routière Kamra Rabat
  4. 04
    CTM

    It's possible to get a bus from almost any town in the country to Rabat, but the buses often do not stop at the centre, but instead go through the city.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Kasbah of the Oudaias

    It has narrow streets with cute white and blue houses, the Andalucian Gardens, the Oudaias Museum housed in a 17th century palace, and a great view of the Atlantic Ocean.

  2. 02
    Old Medina

    A UNESCO World Heritage Site filled with atmospheric narrow streets and a sizeable market.

  3. 03
    Chouhada Cemetery
  4. 04
    The Beach

    Rather small and not particularly appealing one.

  5. 05
    Hassan Tower and the Royal Mausoleum

    Exquisite mausoleum of the current king’s grandfather, the father of Moroccan independence.

  6. 06
    National Archaeological Museum

    As of November 2019 closed for restoration.

Do

Things to do

There are many things to do here. As in most Moroccan cities, it is enough just to wander around and go where something takes your fancy. There is also a large and tranquil park next to the Hotel Sofitel, where people run and play football, etc. You can also use the pool at the Sofitel for a charge. The park is a 10-15 dirham taxi ride (10 minutes) from la Gare Central.

  1. 01
    Théâtre National Mohammed V

    Theatre in Downtown Rabat, nothing absolutely outstanding but there are performances each month.

  2. 02
    Royal Golf Dar es Salaam

    The domain is spread over 440 ha of trees, flowers, and water.

Eat

Where to eat

In the centre there are often inexpensive food stalls around the medina, serving delicious fish and salad sandwiches. Especially found right around the perimeter of the Marche Centrale, these places also serve fresh and simple salads, hot bowls of lubia (beans) or lentils, rotisserie chicken, and home-made tagines. There are also lots of stalls selling pancakes and pains au chocolat.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see file page), Wikimedia Commons.