Casablanca
Casablanca is not the Morocco of postcards. Travellers searching for labyrinthine souks and medieval romance often pass straight through it, heading instead to the imperial cities inland. Yet Morocco’s largest metropolis tells a different story — one shaped by Atlantic winds, busy ports, and the energy of a modern city that rarely slows down. Deals are struck over mint tea, trams glide past sun-bleached façades, and millions of residents keep the city moving from morning until late at night.
Whitewashed Mauresque buildings and palm-lined boulevards reflect the ambitions of the 1930s, where French Art Deco met traditional Moorish design. Rising above it all is the Hassan II Mosque, whose vast marble platform extends over the Atlantic while its 210-metre minaret towers above the coastline. Though the famous film Casablanca was never shot here, the city still carries the myth — even as the real Casablanca reveals itself as a vibrant, modern metropolis.
