With energy, determination and communicative joy, Casablanca propels Morocco into the future. In 1912, architects built a model city, a modern city with visionary charm, organized its dazzling development, the largest metropolis in the Maghreb surprises with its architectural beauty wonder Casablanca was chosen to host the monument of this century, the dream of an entire nation, the Hassan II Mosque. International business is done there, luxury affairs abound, cutting-edge industries are concentrated there, grand hotels abound, world-class conferences are held there-Casablanca embodies modern Morocco
What to see in Casablanca?
CASABLANCA THE MOST IMPORTANT CITY
Its port had no natural harbor, so Casablanca built the fantastic 3,180-meter-long Moulay Youssef pier. It thus became Morocco's first and Africa's fourth. Mohamed V International Airport, the country's longest and most important airport in the city's image. Recently built, its ultra-modern arrival area is a monument of traditional architecture.
THE HASSAN II MOSQUE
From the sky we see that it is erected on the ocean, resembling a divine ship. But if it only receives its divinity, grandeur and beauty from heaven, it is men who have brought it to them with all the love, art and technology at their disposal. Its prayer hall can accommodate 25,000 worshippers, its esplanade 80,000. Traditional Moroccan architecture combined with ultra-sophisticated technology reaches its zenith throughout the Kingdom, more than 3,300 artisans rushed to build this 2-hectare monument on stilts, raise the world's tallest minaret (200m), install a sunroof that transforms the prayer hall into a magnificent patio in three minutes, carve 10,000 square meters of zellige, 67,000 square meters of plaster, 53,000 square meters of wood
THE OLD MEDINA
In comparison, the old medina looks like an extravagant labyrinth fortunately enclosed by the ramparts. What a pleasure it is to stroll through! Barbers, butchers, grocers, pharmacists and their countless customers offer exclusive representation. But if by day Casablanca breathes dynamism, by night we breathe in the seaside area on the famous Corniche, the night owl's favorite neighborhood, where the seaside center with its beaches, swimming pools, seafront bars. fashion, restaurants and hotels is located. A dynamic metropolis, Casablanca draws its strength from a present that actively leads toward modernity
THE CENTRAL MARKET
At Casablanca's Central Market, sight and smell are a feast. If you stay in a hotel, you'll regret not being able to cook because the products on offer are appetizing and superbly presented. People and seafood, pyramids of fruits and vegetables, armfuls of brightly colored flowers