Casablanca

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Made famous by the 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart where Sam was asked to ‘play it again’ by Ingrid Bergman, Casablanca is no longer a pirate’s lair but a vibrant cosmopolitan town offering the best of modern Morocco. The nightclubs remain but have been joined by designer shops, wide boulevards, gardens and fountains. For a more relaxed ambiance, try the old Portuguese town of El Jadida, 100km further down the coast.

To Do list:

• Visit the impressive Hasan II mosque with the world’s tallest minaret, 200m high
• Enjoy a leisurely lunch in one of the many restaurants on the Corniche
• Search for bargains in the ‘ancienne medina’, the oldest part of the city
• Stroll though the ‘nouvelle medina’ in the Quartier Habous for a more refined shopping experience
• Take a day trip to El Jadida to admire the 16th century old town, the Cité Portugaise