Hassan II Mosque
One of the largest mosques in the world, built on a platform at the edge of the Atlantic, with a very tall minaret. Guided visits let non-Muslims see the vast prayer hall.
Casablanca
Art Deco streets and the seaside Hassan II Mosque are found in the largest city, also the business hub.
Attractive locations
Casablanca Cathedral (Sacre-Coeur)
A white 1930s church combining Art Deco and Moorish ideas, with two slender towers. It no longer holds regular services and now works as a cultural venue, so the architecture is the main draw.
Museum of Moroccan Judaism
A museum that traces the long history of Jewish life in Morocco through religious objects, clothing, documents and reconstructed rooms. It is a rare institution of its kind in the Arab world.
Abderrahman Slaoui Museum
A small museum in a restored townhouse, showing the private collection of a Moroccan businessman. It includes posters, boxes, perfume items and paintings from the early and mid 20th century.
United Nations Square
A large open square in the centre of the city, close to the old medina and the main commercial streets. A clock tower stands nearby, and the area is a handy starting point for a walk through downtown.
Airports
Mohammed V International Airport CMN
It is about 26 km in a straight line from Casablanca.
Rabat-Salé Airport RBA
It is about 95 km in a straight line from Casablanca.
Scams and safe taxis
Taxi and scam advice for this country is on the Morocco page
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan12.9 °C56 mm
- Feb13.4 °C48 mm
- Mar15.2 °C54 mm
- Apr16.8 °C36 mm
- May19.3 °C21 mm
- Jun22.1 °C3 mm
- Jul23.8 °C3 mm
- Aug24.6 °C3 mm
- Sep23.0 °C40 mm
- Oct21.0 °C49 mm
- Nov16.8 °C98 mm
- Dec14.2 °C62 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug. Wettest months: Jan, Nov, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 42% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Who can help
Emergency
Police 19 (cities) or Gendarmerie 177 (countryside). Ambulance and fire 15.
local government
Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT)
Helps with: Morocco's national tourism office, which runs the official tourism website. Visitors can write to its Rabat headquarters or use the contact form on the website.
Who qualifies: Anyone travelling in Morocco or planning a trip there.
Address: Batiment 7, Avenue Omar Ibn Al Khatab, Arribat Center, Agdal, Rabat, Morocco
local government
National medical emergency number 141 (listed by ONMT)
Helps with: The Moroccan tourism office's website says to call the single national toll-free number 141 in a medical emergency.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Morocco, including visitors, in a medical emergency.
Phone: 141
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Morocco
Helps with: The UN migration agency, supporting Morocco's migration management since 2007. It works on protection of vulnerable people, safe and regular migration and legal pathways.
Who qualifies: Migrants and vulnerable people on the move. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +212 (0)5 37 65 28 81
Email: [email protected]
Address: 11 rue Ait Ourir, Pinede, Souissi, Rabat, Morocco