On our last day In Morocco, we decided to get out of Rabat and explore some other parts nearby. My friends had heard of a mosque popular with tourists in the city of Casablanca, so that is where we went.
Casablanca is a short train ride away from Rabat, and from what I experienced trains arrive every hour or so.
The first thing we did when we arrived is visit the mosque. To get there from the station it is best to take a taxi, since it’s sort of in the middle of nowhere.
The mosque is called the Hassan II Mosque and is only open to the public at certain times (late afternoon usually), so we wanted to make sure we got in. Whilst waiting to enter, we wandered around the courtyard.
Outside of mosque
Courtyard
To see inside the mosque you have to take a tour. It is conducted in several languages (so most tourists are accommodated!) and is free, although you have to pay a small fee to enter inside.
The tour is about 30 – 45 mins and shows you most of the mosque’s interior, along with explanations of what everything is.
Inside mosque
Inside mosque
After our tour, we jumped into another taxi which took us to the main city center. Here there was another large market place – a bigger, dirtier version of the one in Rabat.
Whilst we were trying to find the exit to leave, we stumbled upon a man serving meat in pittas…for 20p each! It was street food at its finest (and cheapest), made right in front of us with fresh meat and bread. A perfect end to our day, and one of the many things that has made me fall for Morocco.
Tajines at the market
In general, I didn’t like Casablanca as much as Rabat. It is dirtier and busier, and not as pretty as Rabat. However, it was good to see a bigger city in Morocco, and it’s definitely peaked my interest for Marrakesh! A trip next summer maybe…
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