Morocco Travel Guide

ART GALLERY

NOTABLE BUILDING

BEACH

RIAD

HOTEL

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Galerie Afnar

Offline map Google  map (58 Assadr  Alaadam;    www.lafnargalerie.blogspot.com 10am-2pm &   4-

9pm) This gallery shows some interesting local art. The building itself is an old wheat fondouq .
A plaque on the outside identifies it as the house of Abuel Ualid Mohammed ben Ahmed Ben
Rox (also known as Averroes), the famous Andalusian philosopher who lived from 1120 to
1198.

Music Conservatory

Offline map Google map On the square northeast of the Casbah de la Cigogne and opposite the
closed Archaeological Museum, you’ll come across a large, remarkably ornate building with its
own minaret. This is now the music conservatory and is worth a peek.

Beaches

Larache has a small strip of sand below the town but the best beach is 7km north across the
Loukos Estuary. This beach also houses a huge holiday resort, Port Lixus, with a golf course,
several resort hotels, villas and a luxury marina. To get there take the hourly bus 4 (Dh5, June
to August). Out of season, bus 5 will drop you at the turn-off just before Lixus (Dh5), from
where it’s a 3km walk to the beach. Both buses leave from opposite the Casbah de la Cigogne.

Sleeping

Larache has a small but decent selection of accommodation, most of which is clustered along
the streets just south of the Pl de la Libération.

La Maison Haute €€

Offline map Google map ( 0665 34 48 88; www.lamaisonhaute.com; 6 Derb ben Thami;
r Dh440-550, apt Dh700-924) The most atmospheric accommodation in Larache, this
wonderfully restored Hispano-Moorish house in the medina has a choice of six charming rooms
with modern bathrooms. Eclectic decor, bright colours, stained-glass windows and Spanish-
tiled floors give this place a feeling of simplicity, warmth and tradition, while the roof terrace
boasts incredible views of the ocean and market square, and offers a nice corner to read a
book or sunbathe. There’s dinner on request.

Hôtel España €

Offline map Google  map (    0539   91  31  95; [email protected];  6   Ave Hassan  II; s/d/tr

Dh260/300/380; ) A relic of colonial times, this hotel is a great place to stay. The decor is
still old-style with dark wood furnishings, but the beds are comfortable, the rooms spotless, and
the bathrooms modernised. Ask for rooms higher up as the noise from the square can be a
problem. The service is friendly. There’s no breakfast, but there are lots of cafes nearby.

Pension Amal €

Offline map Google map ( 0539 91 27 88; 10 Rue Abdallah ben Yassine; s/d/tr Dh50/100/150,
hot shower Dh10) Dirt cheap, immaculately kept and extremely friendly, this little pension has
tiled rooms with shared facilities. The mattresses are renewed every year and the beds are