Why Hassan II Mosque Should Be Your First Stop in Casablanca

Hassan II Mosque exterior wide angle.

The Atlantic pounds below the Hassan II Mosque. The minaret rises above Casablanca like a stone exclamation point. Inside, marble, cedar, carved plaster, copper, and zellige tilework do the talking, and they do not mumble. The mosque is one of Casablanca’s defining landmarks and one of the few major mosques in Morocco that visitors can […]

Why You’ll Never Forget Your First Dinner at Rick’s Café Casablanca – Gourmet Travel

Rick’s Café gives Casablanca the movie fantasy tourists still chase: white tablecloths, piano music, arched rooms, and enough old-Hollywood drama to make you straighten your spine. It could have gone wrong in ten cheap ways. A movie-themed restaurant in Casablanca? That sounds like a gift shop with cocktails. Instead, Rick’s Café takes the idea seriously […]