One day
Start with a delicious breakfast at the Pâtisserie Majestic before browsing the bookshops on Ave Mohammed V. A stroll
through the medina will bring you to a superb lunch at Riad Oudaya . Cross Blvd Tariq al-Marsa and enter the Kasbah des
Oudaias through the spectacular gate, Bab Oudaia. Climb to the top for magnificent views, then head to Galerie d’Art
Nouiga . Stop for tea at Café Maure overlooking the Bou Regreg river. Take a taxi to the Archaeology Museum to see the
famous Volubilis bronzes. By this time, you’ll have earned a beer on the terrace at the Hôtel Balima , before dinner at the
swish Le Grand Comptoir .
Two days
Take the tram to Salé for a Moroccan-style breakfast at a cafe on Place Bab Khebaz . Head into the medina to view the
beautiful Grand Mosque and zawiyas (shrines). Wander down to the river and be rowed across to Rabat, have fish for lunch
at Borj Eddar overlooking the ocean, then take a taxi to the Tour Hassan and Mausoleum of Mohammed V . Another short
taxi ride gets you to the Chellah , perfect for an afternoon stroll. For dinner, L’Entrecôte in trendy Agdal hits the spot, before
dancing the night away at Amnesia .Sights
MEDINA
Rabat’s walled medina, all there was of the city when the French arrived in the early 20th
century, is a rich mixture of spices, carpets, crafts, cheap shoes and bootlegged DVDs. Built on
an orderly grid in the 17th century, it may lack the more intriguing atmosphere of the older
medinas of the interior, but it’s a great place to roam, with no aggressive selling.
The main market street is Rue Souika, lined with food and spice shops at the western end,
then textiles and silverware as you head east. The Souq as-Sebbat Offline map Google map
(Jewellery Souq; Click here ) specialises in gaudy gold and begins roughly at Rue Bab Chellah.
The Grande Mosquée (Offline map Google map), a 14th-century Merenid original that has been
rebuilt in the intervening years, is just down this road to the right.