Casablanca in a weekend
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay ?
The map of your stay "Casablanca in a weekend"
Detail of the stay : Casablanca in a weekend
How to get there
The historic districts of Casablanca
Steps: Casablanca
Start your visit with a tour of the old medina of Casablanca. Around the former house of the residence where Lyautey had taken up residence, you will discover the oldest buildings in the city. From the rue des Cols bleus, we reach the picturesque Ahmed-el-Bidaoui square where there are a few cafés whose terrace overlooks a small friendly square. Then catch up with Houphouet-Boigny Boulevard, which runs along the walls of the medina. It leads to the United Nations Square, formerly known as the Place de France. We will then go to Mohammed-V Square to discover its buildings, the result of a fruitful encounter between the Art Deco style and traditional Moroccan decorative arts. From the square, we will reach boulevard Rachidi to discover the Sacred Heart Cathedral, built at the corner of the Arab League Park
Places of interest : ANCIENNE MÉDINA PARC DE LA LIGUE ARABE LA PLACE AHMED-AL-BIDAOUI
Between modernity and tradition
Steps: Casablanca
In the morning, start by visiting the Hassan II mosque, located on the coast, not far from the old medina. On arrival on the esplanade, awakened by the intense light of the seaside, you can only be impressed to discover this building with huge proportions hanging over the sea. After leaving your visit, head to boulevard Moulay-Youssef to take a red taxi and drive you to the Cité des Habous, on the square of the mosque. Built in the 1920 s by the French to shelter workers from the rural exodus, this village in the city is organised as a traditional medina with its arcades, houses, plots and steam. The district of Des is famous for concentrating the best crafts of the city. This will be used to shop for slippers and other crafts.
Places of interest : ANCIENNE MÉDINA MOSQUÉE HASSAN II
