Today Casablanca is a business center with skyscrapers, the economic capital of Morocco. It is a city of avant-garde and new technologies, similar in lifestyle and appearance to the southern European cities: hastily people, women with open faces, mini skirts, high heels, sunglasses. In Casablanca - the largest in Morocco, the international airport named after Mohammed V. There are also businessmen on business, and tourists who are eager for "excursion", and just lovers of sunbathing-swim.
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How to call
8-10-212-22 - international telephone code of Casablanca. This may be necessary when booking a hotel or receiving background information.
How to get to
Mohammed V Int'l airport arrives flights from major cities in Europe, the USA and Africa. From the airport to the city center can be reached by train to Casa Voyageurs station. In addition, trains run from Casablanca to Marrakech, Fez, Tangier and Meknes, and trains from Rabat arrive at the Casa Port station. Buses run between cities, they are slightly cheaper than trains
- How to get from the airport of Casablanca to the city center
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Transportation
As for intraurban transportation, Casablanca has a rather developed network of buses and taxis . The same law applies here as in the whole world: the farther from the main highways and sights, the lower the cost of a taxi. In some places, the difference between quarters can be double.
Casablanca hotels
The best resorts of the resort are the establishments of the "chains" Hyatt, Novotel and Sheraton. More economical option is Ibis Moussafir Casablanca See also the full list of Casablanca hotels
- Is Casablanca holiday for families with children
- View "like a huge fire ball "falls into the Atlantic Ocean from the Corniche Embankment.
- Kiss in the popular Casablanca Bar - alas, not with Humphrey Bogart ...
- To admire the magnificence of the huge mosque of Hassan II - true, just outside.
- Zaplutat in the Old Town Casablanca and sit down to relax in a traditional coffee house.
Book a popular Hotels in Casablanca at the best prices
| Art Palace Suites & Spa - Châteaux & Hôtels Collection from 9 994 rubles Casablanca Bd d'Anfa, 4 rue Soldat Benhamou | Gray Boutique Hotel and Spa @ from 7 719 rubles Casablanca Angle Rue Abou Kacem El Kotbari et Ain El Aouda - Quartier Racine | Sheraton Casablanca Hotel & Towers from 7 857 rubles Casablanca Avenue Des FAR |
| Idou Anfa Hôtel & Spa from 5,169 rubles Casablanca 85 Bd Anfa | Casablanca Appart'hotel from 4 687 rubles Casablanca Quartier Florida, Sidi Maarouf | Novotel Casablanca City Center from 7 857 rubles Casablanca Angle Rue Zaid Ouhmad Rue Sidi Belyout |
| Hotel Al Walid from 4 067 rubles Casablanca Place sidi Mohamed Belvédère | Ibis Casablanca City Center @ from 3 102 rubles Casablanca Angle Zaid Ou Hmad - Rue Sidi Belyout | Ibis Gare Casa Voyageurs from 3 653 rubles Casablanca Boulevard Bahmad Place De La Gare Casa - Voyageur |
| Hôtel Central from 2 344 rubles Casablanca 20 Place Ahmed El Bidaoui | Hôtel Astrid from 2 344 rubles Casablanca 12 , rue 6 novembre | Manzil Hotel from 2 413 rubles Casablanca 38 Rue des Francais Roches Noires |
Shopping
In Casablanca you can find all the usual assortment of Moroccan markets, however the prices here are more overpriced, than in other tourist cities of the country. Planning to move around the country, it is better to postpone the purchase of souvenirs to another city; If you are going to spend all of your time in Casablanca, the only tip is to bargain aggressively.
Casablanca's climate
Clear + 16 ° Day + 11 ° C at night ° C water |
Clearly + 16 ° С in the afternoon +13 ° C at night ° C water |
Clearly + 17 ° C in the afternoon + 11 ° C at night ° C water |
| Weather forecast in Casablanca for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | @ июл | авг | сен | окт | ноя | дек | |
| day | + 16 | + 17 | + 17 | + 18 | + 20 | + 22 | + 25 | + 25 | + 2 5 | + 22 | + 20 | + 17 |
| at night | + 8 | + 10 | + 10 | + 11 | + 14 | + 17 | + 20 | + 20 | + 18 | + 15 | + 12 | + 10 |
| water | + 15 | + 16 | + 17 | + 18 | + 20 | + 21 | + 23 | + 24 | + 22 | + 19 | + 17 | + 16 |
Entertainments, excursions and sights of Casablanca
The most interesting for tourists, focused on the excursion program, a place in Casablanca is the Old Town, so called. Medina. Medina is remarkable primarily for its atmospheric integrity and color: eastern - curves and narrow - streets, the lack of any transport except for donkeys, located on the sides of the road souvenir shops, ancient white stone buildings (translated from the Spanish "Casablanca" means "City of White Houses"). .
The majestic building of Mahakma do Pasha once served as the residence of the Pascha of Casablanca, but now it hosts the administration of one of the seven prefectures of the city. The palace is built in the Spanish-Moorish style, more than 60 rooms and patios are richly decorated with carvings. The entrance to the palace is free, but it is difficult to name it "free" - you need to negotiate with someone from the local escort.
Hassan II Mosque
One of the main sights of Casablanca is the second largest mosque in the Islamic world after the Meccan mosque - the mosque Hassan II . The project of the French architect Michel Pinzo and the technology of the end of the 20th century allowed to create a miracle of engineering thought - a mosque with a sliding roof, capable of turning a hall for prayers into an open terrace for several minutes, and the world's tallest minaret - about 200 m . Richly decorated in all the techniques that the Moroccan masters have - mosaic, stucco molding, painting, woodcarving - the main hall of the mosque houses 25,000 believers, and another 80,000 can be accommodated on adjacent sites . The mosque is not only a religious but also a cultural center: the building houses madrassas, a library and a national museum .
Casablanca in the cinema
Casablanca - the scene of the famous black and white film of the same name directed by the director Michael Curtice. It is interesting that initially the main role in it should be played not by Humphrey Bogart, but by the young actor Ronald Reagan - you know about his future career. The popular Casablanca bar, which is located in one of the city's chic hotels, recreates the spirit of this iconic cinema of the 1940s
Entertainment
Casablanca's nightlife center is the Corniche Quay area. Here you can walk leisurely along the sea, sit in open restaurants, visit bars, nightclubs and discos.
A whole block - Habbus - is reserved for those who like to bargain in the eastern market. The olive market, confectionery and pottery with traditional Moroccan ceramics - tajin - flow through the narrow streets.
- What you can see in Casablanca for the day
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