Morocco
Things to do in Casablanca
23 places17 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 23 places to explore in Casablanca, and 17 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Casablanca's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Chellah
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary.
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Abderrahman Slaoui Museum
The Abderrahman Slaoui Museum is a museum in Casablanca, Morocco.
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Medina of Casablanca
The Medina of Casablanca, sometimes the Old Medina, is the historic center of the city. After the city of Anfa was destroyed in the earthquake of 1755, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah rebuilt the city and constructed the port.
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Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest mosques in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft).
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Kasbah of the Udayas
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah (citadel) in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat.
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Casablanca Cathedral
The Casablanca Cathedral, or Church of the Sacred Heart, is a former church located west of the Arab League Park in Casablanca, Morocco.
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Mausoleum of Mohammed V
The Mausoleum of Mohammed V is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.
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Ould Al Hamra Mosque
Ould el-Hamra Mosque is a mosque in the medina of Casablanca first erected in 1789. Along with the Ettedgui Synagogue and the Church of San Buenaventura, it is of the three buildings representing the three Abrahamic religions in a space of 250 m2 in the medina.
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El Hank Lighthouse
The El Hank lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the tip of El Hank, west of the port of Casablanca. It is managed by the Port and Maritime Authority within the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
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Rick's Café Casablanca
Rick's Café Casablanca is a restaurant, bar and café located in the city of Casablanca, Morocco.
Discovery routes in Casablanca
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Casablanca: Hassan II Mosque to the Arab League Park
From the Hassan II Mosque to Rick's Café, the Church of San Buenaventura, the Ould el-Hamra Mosque and the old Medina of Casablanca; then Cinéma Vox, the Lyautey statue, the Abderrahman Slaoui Museum, Casablanca Cathedral and the Arab League Park.
Casablanca Coast and Rabat
From the El Hank Lighthouse to Ain Diab and the Museum of Moroccan Judaism; then in Rabat the Chellah, the Mausoleum of Mohammed V, the Hassan Tower and the Kasbah of the Udayas.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Medina of Casablanca
The Medina of Casablanca, sometimes the Old Medina, is the historic center of the city. After the city of Anfa was destroyed in the earthquake of 1755, Sultan Mohammed ben Abdallah rebuilt the city and constructed the port.
Cinéma Vox
Cinema Vox was a 20th-century movie theater in Casablanca, Morocco. It was designed by Marius Boyer and completed in 1935, under the French Protectorate. It was considered one of the largest movie theaters in Africa.
Chellah
The Chellah or Shalla is a medieval fortified necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary.
Hassan Tower
Hassan Tower or Tour Hassan is the minaret of an incomplete mosque in Rabat, Morocco. It was commissioned by Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur, the third caliph of the Almohad Caliphate, near the end of the 12th century.
Kasbah of the Udayas
The Kasbah of the Udayas, also spelled Kasbah of the Oudaias or of the Oudayas, is a kasbah (citadel) in Rabat, Morocco. It is located on a hill at the mouth of the Bou Regreg opposite Salé, and adjacent to the Medina quarter of Rabat.
Habous
The Hubous, or colloquially Habous, is one of the older neighborhoods of Casablanca, Morocco. Its development dates back to 1916, in the early stages of the French protectorate.
Oukacha Lighthouse
Lighthouse on the Oukacha point at the entrance to the port of Casablanca.
Museums
Abderrahman Slaoui Museum
The Abderrahman Slaoui Museum is a museum in Casablanca, Morocco.
Museum of Moroccan Judaism
The Museum of Moroccan Judaism is a museum of Jewish life in Morocco in Casablanca, Morocco. Established in 1997, it is the only museum devoted to Judaism in the Arab world.
Places of worship
Hassan II Mosque
The Hassan II Mosque is a mosque in Casablanca, Morocco. It is the second largest mosque in Africa and one of the largest mosques in the world. Its minaret is the world's second tallest minaret at 210 metres (689 ft).
Church of San Buenaventura
The Church of San Buenaventura is a former Roman Catholic church, located in the Medina of Casablanca, Morocco.
Ould Al Hamra Mosque
Ould el-Hamra Mosque is a mosque in the medina of Casablanca first erected in 1789. Along with the Ettedgui Synagogue and the Church of San Buenaventura, it is of the three buildings representing the three Abrahamic religions in a space of 250 m2 in the medina.
Casablanca Cathedral
The Casablanca Cathedral, or Church of the Sacred Heart, is a former church located west of the Arab League Park in Casablanca, Morocco.
Al-Quds Mosque
Al-Quds Mosque, formerly Église de Sainte Marguerite, is a mosque in the Roches Noires neighborhood of Casablanca, Morocco.
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes Church
Notre-Dame de Lourdes Church is a Roman Catholic church in modernist style in Casablanca, Morocco. It was built in 1954 by architect Achille Dangleterre and engineer Gaston Zimmer.
Mohammadi Mosque
Al-Mohammadi Mosque is a large mosque in the Habous quarter of Casablanca, Morocco. It was built circa 1935 and its construction was sponsored by Sultan Mohammed V, after whom it is named.
Monuments
Equestrian statue of Hubert Lyautey
The equestrian statue of Hubert Lyautey is a public sculpture that commemorates Hubert Lyautey, the first resident-general of the French protectorate in Morocco, in Casablanca, Morocco.
El Hank Lighthouse
The El Hank lighthouse is a lighthouse located on the tip of El Hank, west of the port of Casablanca. It is managed by the Port and Maritime Authority within the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water.
Mausoleum of Mohammed V
The Mausoleum of Mohammed V is a mausoleum located across from the Hassan Tower in Rabat, Morocco. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.
Nature
Arab League Park of Casablanca
The Arab League Park is an urban park in Casablanca, Morocco. It is located in the center of the city, west of Hassan II Boulevard, east of Roudani Boulevard and Algiers Street, and south east of the Church of the Sacred Heart.
Ain Diab
Ain Diab is a neighborhood located at the Corniche of Casablanca, Morocco. The neighborhood is affluent and famous for the fashionable stretch of coastline known as the Corniche.
Isesco Park
Old park in Casablanca near the Habous quarter, created in the early 20th century; also known as Murdoch Park.
Other
Rick's Café Casablanca
Rick's Café Casablanca is a restaurant, bar and café located in the city of Casablanca, Morocco.
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