Chellah

Or Sala Colonia is a necropolis and complex of ancient Roman Mauritania Tingitana and medieval ruins at the outskirts of Rabat, it is the most ancient human settlement on the mouth of the BouRegreg River.

45 minutes

Mausoleum of Mohammad V

Located on the opposite side of Yaakub Al Mansour esplanade. It contains the tombs of the Moroccan king Mohammed V and his two sons, late King Hassan II and Prince Abdallah.

30 minutes

Hassan Tower

It’s the minaret of an incomplete mosque, the tower was intended to be the largest minaret in the world along with its mosque but the work stopped just after the death of Yaakub Al Mansour.

15 minutes

Kasbah des Oudaias

The Kasbah is located at the mouth of the Bou Regreg River, built in the twelfth century by the Almohads who called it “Al Mahdia” in reference to their leader Al Mahdi Ben Tumurt. Originally this Kasbah was a Ribat (a military defense). And later the kasbah gave its name to the whole city. Kasbah Oudayas is a city within a city, a little city apart in Rabat. In 2012 it was inscribed on the list of World Heritage of UNESCO as a cultural asset along with other sites in the city.

1 hour

Hassan II Mosque

Outside visit of the Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco and seventh largest in entire world. It has capacity to host twenty five thousands of devotee in its hall and almost eighty thousands of worshippers will be easily accommodate at its courtyard. All most eight hundred million dollars have spent to build this masterpiece and it is considered as the second largest religious building in the entire planet. Most of the essential part of this mosque including minaret, royal doors and dome, are made from marble. Its breath-taking view is truly unforgettable in life. The Hassan II Mosque is the unique Mosque that can be visited by non Muslims. Entrance fee: about USD 14. (The interior visit lasts 1 hour with a fixed time slots. Limited visits on Friday and on religious holidays)

1 hour

Place des Nations Unies (Pass By)

magined as the commercial heart and the communication hub of the city. In addition, with the desire to revitalize public spaces, the Place des Nations Unies is regularly the theater Place des Nations Unies (Formerly Place de France). Designed as the airlock of the city, it is the "vestibule" of the administrative place, this one being regarded as the "living room" of the city. Planted from its origin with ficus (Ficus benjamina) in order to make travelers' expectations more comfortable thanks to a set of shadows, the square was redesigned in 2012 to accommodate the first tram line. This is how rows of Phoenix canariensis palm trees embellish the site, alongside the renovation of the floors, which consists of a clever alternation of concrete and old paves of cultural, improvised or institutional events.

Square of Mohammed V (Pass By)

Built in 1920s and designed by the French Architect Henri Prost, formerly the Administrative Place or the Grand Place, it is largely inspired by the place Stanislas in Nancy, as evidenced by the layout of the buildings and their location, as well as the esplanades planted with ficus. Similarly, the Royal Palace in Paris greatly influenced its design, as demonstrated by the use of the galleries, the distancing of the facades by alignments of trees, the nesting of the square and the rectangle in the composition of the space, and the desire to make it a living place with the installation of cafes and restaurants. In 1925, while he was on a city tour for engineers and writers at the occasion of the inauguration of the rail line connecting Rabat to Casablanca, Hubert Lyautey presents the Administrative square in these terms: "All that was camps ... here, I wanted to do something like the garden of the Palais - Royal ... a flowered square, framed by long symmetrical buildings.

Mahkama Du Pacha

The most important building in the nablus quarter, built between 1941 and 1952, signed Auguste Cadet, this big court a veritable masterpiece of Moroccan Artisanat. The Mahkama formerly housed the reception halls of the Pasha of Casablanca, as well as Muslim courthouse covering a space of 6200 sum, including 6 Halls of 64 big salons, offices and several galleries. The building is actually used as a governmental administration.

30 minutes

Mosquee Moulay Youssef (Pass By)

Built by the Sultan Moulay Youssef on 1923, it is the first Mosque erected by Auguste Cadet. The Minaret, is the Almouhade style, and its similar to Al Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech and the Seville's Giralda.

Quartier Habous

Built by the French colonial and designed by the French architect and urban planner "Henri Prost" at the beginning of the 20th century, after the arrival of the Protectorat. The Quartier Habous; is a mixture of the French architecture with the Moroccan Details. It was designed to fit the Muslims lifestyle, this is why we find inside Mosques, madrassas, markets, public bakery, Kissarias (gallery of Shops), and Moroccan houses where the style was picked from Fez and Marrakech architecture.

30 minutes