Morocco Travel Guide

FRENCH

ARABIC

TOURS

LIVE    MUSIC

For information on  Casablanca’s    architectural   heritage,   look    out for Casablanca: Colonial    Myths   and Architectural   Ventures

by  Jean-Louis  Cohen   and Monique Eleb    and Casablanca  –   Portrait    d’une   Ville   by  JM  Zurfluh (in French).

Courses

Casablanca has a multitude of language schools, almost all of which have French classes.

Institut Français

Offline map Google map ( 0522 77 98 70; www.ambafrance-ma.org, in French; 121-123 Blvd
Mohammed Zerktouni; 9am-2.30pm Tue-Sat) Only runs semester-long courses. Also offers
a good library, films, lectures, exhibitions and other events.

École Assimil-Formation

Offline map Google  map (    0522   31  25  67; 71  Rue Allah   ben Abdellah)   Offers  private tuition in

Arabic.

Tours

Both tourist offices ( Click here ) offer a three-hour walking tour of the city (Dh450 for up to
three people) that can be customised to suit the client’s interests.

Olive Branch Tours

Offline map Google  map (    0522   22  03  54; www.olivebranchtours.com;   35  Rue el-Oraïbi   Jilali)

This outfit offers a Grand Tour of Casablanca, which takes in the main squares in the city
centre, the medina and Quartier Habous, as well as a stroll along the Corniche.

Festivals

L’Boulevard Festival of Casablanca

(www.boulevard.ma) This three-day urban-music festival takes places every year in June, with
hip-hop, electro, rock, metal and fusion music, featuring bands from Morocco, France, the USA
and the UK.

Sleeping

Most of Casablanca’s hotels are in the centre of town with the exception of the youth hostel,
which is in the medina, and the upmarket hotels along the Blvd de la Corniche. Hotels fill up fast
during the summer months, particularly in August, so it’s a good idea to make reservations in
advance.

HASSAN II MOSQUE