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  #1

  Hassan II Mosque

  Hassan II Mosque & Atlantic Waterfront · 2 h

  The city's defining sight: an immense, highly crafted mosque dramatically positioned over the Atlantic, with one of the world's tallest minarets. Non-Muslims can see the interior only on a guided timed tour, so build a half-day around it and allow time for the seafront exterior.

  8 tours from $51
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  #2

  Old Medina

  Old Medina · 1.5 h

  Casablanca's small walled medina offers narrow lanes, everyday trade, and a welcome break from the broad colonial boulevards. Keep expectations realistic: it is atmospheric and worth a wander, but far less monumental than the medinas of Fez or Marrakesh.

  1 tour from $23

For a first visit, this is the least compromised base: it is central, walkable to the Old Medina and Casa Port, connected by tram, and has the broadest mix of hotels, restaurants and practical taxi access to Hassan II Mosque and the Corniche. Casablanca’s sights are dispersed, so a central transport-friendly base beats a scenic but isolated one.

• Walk the Hassan II Mosque exterior, its vast forecourt and the Atlantic seawall. Pay for the interior only if the guided visit genuinely interests you; the exterior is the city’s essential free spectacle.
• Walk the compact Old Medina north of Place des Nations Unies. Keep expectations calibrated—this is not Fez or Marrakech—but its lanes, gates and lived-in commerce reward an hour of unhurried wandering.
• Do a French-era architecture loop: Place des Nations Unies, Boulevard Mohammed V, Place Mohammed V and the Central Post Office. Look up at façades rather than hunting for a single blockbuster monument.
• Wander Quartier Habous (the New Medina) for its arcades, bakeries and planned Moroccan-French streetscape. It is much calmer and easier to read than the old medina; Mahkama du Pacha’s exterior is part of the stop.
• Walk the Corniche toward Aïn Diab near sunset. Parts are overbuilt, tired or commercially generic—that is part of the honest Casablanca experience—but the Atlantic promenade is still good for people-watching.
• Visit Villa des Arts, the contemporary-art space near Parc de la Ligue Arabe, which is listed as free; check its public-holiday closure and current exhibition hours before going.
• Browse Marché Central and the surrounding central streets for everyday Casablanca rather than souvenir theatre. Go in daylight and keep valuables secure.
• Use Parc de la Ligue Arabe as a central pause between the colonial centre and galleries, rather than treating it as a destination in itself.

• 

  #1

  Hassan II Mosque

  Hassan II Mosque & Atlantic Waterfront · 2 h

  The city's defining sight: an immense, highly crafted mosque dramatically positioned over the Atlantic, with one of the world's tallest minarets. Non-Muslims can see the interior only on a guided timed tour, so build a half-day around it and allow time for the seafront exterior.

  8 tours from $51
• 

  #2

  Old Medina

  Old Medina · 1.5 h

  Casablanca's small walled medina offers narrow lanes, everyday trade, and a welcome break from the broad colonial boulevards. Keep expectations realistic: it is atmospheric and worth a wander, but far less monumental than the medinas of Fez or Marrakesh.

  1 tour from $23

For a first visit, this is the least compromised base: it is central, walkable to the Old Medina and Casa Port, connected by tram, and has the broadest mix of hotels, restaurants and practical taxi access to Hassan II Mosque and the Corniche. Casablanca’s sights are dispersed, so a central transport-friendly base beats a scenic but isolated one.

• Walk the Hassan II Mosque exterior, its vast forecourt and the Atlantic seawall. Pay for the interior only if the guided visit genuinely interests you; the exterior is the city’s essential free spectacle.
• Walk the compact Old Medina north of Place des Nations Unies. Keep expectations calibrated—this is not Fez or Marrakech—but its lanes, gates and lived-in commerce reward an hour of unhurried wandering.
• Do a French-era architecture loop: Place des Nations Unies, Boulevard Mohammed V, Place Mohammed V and the Central Post Office. Look up at façades rather than hunting for a single blockbuster monument.
• Wander Quartier Habous (the New Medina) for its arcades, bakeries and planned Moroccan-French streetscape. It is much calmer and easier to read than the old medina; Mahkama du Pacha’s exterior is part of the stop.
• Walk the Corniche toward Aïn Diab near sunset. Parts are overbuilt, tired or commercially generic—that is part of the honest Casablanca experience—but the Atlantic promenade is still good for people-watching.
• Visit Villa des Arts, the contemporary-art space near Parc de la Ligue Arabe, which is listed as free; check its public-holiday closure and current exhibition hours before going.
• Browse Marché Central and the surrounding central streets for everyday Casablanca rather than souvenir theatre. Go in daylight and keep valuables secure.
• Use Parc de la Ligue Arabe as a central pause between the colonial centre and galleries, rather than treating it as a destination in itself.