Casablanca |
Immortalised through the eponymous Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman movie and forever associated with honorary citizen Sir Winston Churchill, Casablanca is a …
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Hassan II Mosque
Hassan II Mosque
After Mecca and Prophet's Mosque, Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca is the biggest religious monument in the world and one of the most impressive. It was built in the 1980s over a period of five…
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Upcoming Events in Casablanca |
 | Casablanca 10K Women's Run May 2010 (annual) Casablanca Every year thousands of women take part in Casablanca's 10km Women's Run to… more... |
| Festival of Visual Arts & New Media Mar - Apr 2010 (annual) Casablanca Mix-media displays, competitions and workshops take over several venues in… more... | |
| Jazzablanca Festival Apr 2010 (annual) Megarama Casablanca A series of jazz-fusion concerts are organised for the annual Jazzablanca… more... | |
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Nightlife |
Casablanca is not renowned for the sophistication of its nightlife, and you really need on the spot advice from a local to get the best out of what is there. Downtown, there is tacky cabaret and a handful of discos while bars, like the cluster along rue Allal Ben Abdallah, tend to be male-only. For ladies, hotel bars like the Bogart/Bergman-themed Casablanca Bar at the Hyatt Regency (see Hotels) are more welcoming. While bars close fairly early, nightclubs open at 2300 and don’t close until 0300…
Sightseeing |
As an essentially commercial city rather than an overt holiday destination, Casablanca has very few specific tourist attractions. The appeal, rather, is the overall ambience of the place and the counter-pointing of stridently modern buildings with vestiges of the French colonial days, much of it set on broad and pleasant avenues that make walking a delight.Glorious examples of art deco and Moroccan revivalist (‘Mauresque’) architecture can be seen at every turn, while a host of pavement cafés be…
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