At once modern and medieval, Casablanca is a city of legends. Vintage film connoisseurs will be familiar with the 1942 Ingrid Bergman and Humphrey Bogart on-screen romance that took place in Morocco’s largest city. Then, Casablanca was part of a French Protectorate, a travel destination visited only by a privileged few. Today, Casablanca beckons travelers the world over with art galleries, fine restaurants, top fashion designers and cutting edge nightlife. Casablanca is a progressive city that welcomes visitors with open arms.
In cosmopolitan Casablanca you can pamper your palate at with Spanish cuisine, sushi, French and Chinese restaurants. The cityscape is anchored by the incredibly ornate Hassan II Mosque. It reportedly took 6,000 traditional Moroccan artisans, five years to build this magnificent mosque, with its intricate mosaics, stone and marble floors and columns, sculpted plaster moldings, carved and painted wood ceilings. It’s the largest mosque in the world, with room for more than 100,000 worshipers.
Casablanca is blessed with a mild climate. Winters are not too cold and summers are hot, but the cooling breeze from the Atlantic makes the heat more temperate than Marrakech or Fes. Morocco’s largest city is bordered on its north-western edge by some beautiful beaches. Just a short distance away from the city centre is Ain Diab, Casablanca’s main beach. This sandy beach has fabulous views out into the Atlantic and stylish beach clubs to enjoy a drink at. Once you’ve explored the jewels of Casablanca, you can easily travel onward to legendary Marrakech, Fes or the Western Sahara.
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