Lonely Planet Asia August 2017

CASABLANCA

MAKE IT HAPPEN

ESSENTIALS

GETTING THERE

Emirates flies to Casablanca

from Singapore and Kuala

Lumpur via Dubai (from

£574; emirates.com). The

city’s trams and petit taxis

(both from 50p) are the

easiest way to get around.

WHERE TO STAY

Hotels fill up fast in summer,

so book in advance. Leyna

Vacancy Homes has roomy

and individually decorated

suites, some with private

patios (from £60; leyna.

ma). Set in a handsome villa,

the Jnane Sherazade

guesthouse is full of wood

carvings, bright tiles and

lavish fabrics (from £95;

jnanesherazade.com).

A Jazz Age grande dame,

Le Doge Hôtel features

lavish Art Deco styling,

a piano bar, Moroccan

restaurant and spa (from

£160; hotelledoge.com).

FURTHER INFO

Visit muchmorocco.com

and pick up our Morocco

guidebook (£17.99) – or

download the Atlantic

Coast chapter (£2.99).

Cimetière

el-Hank (Christian

Cemetery)

Cinéma Rialto

Hassan II Mosque

Marché Central

Medina

Le Petit Poucet

Soco de Moina

Stade Vélodrome

WHERE TO STAY

Le Doge Hôtel

Jnane Sherazade

Leyna Vacancy

Homes

MAP KEY

A twilight view of the
Hassan II Mosque, whose
200-metre minaret is the
world’s tallest